Hosea 2:6

Bible › Hosea › Chapter 2 › Verse 6

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.

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Hebrew words

לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651הִנְנִי־hini-here IH2005שָׂךְsakh[am] about to fence upH7753אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דַּרְכֵּךְdarkekhway yourH1870בַּסִּירִיםbasirimwith <the> thornsH5518וְגָדַרְתִּיvegadartiand I will wall upH1443אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853גְּדֵרָהּgederahwall herH1447וּנְתִיבוֹתֶיהָunetivoteihaand paths herH5410לֹאlo'notH3808תִמְצָא׃timtza'she will findH4672

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Related verses

Job 19:8
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
Lamentations 3:7-9
⁷ He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy. ⁸ Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. ⁹ He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.⁷ He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. ⁸ Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer. ⁹ He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
Job 3:23
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
Luke 19:43
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.

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