Hosea 2:6
Strong's Lexicon
Therefore,
לָכֵ֛ן (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv 1) so, therefore, thus 1a) thus, so 1b) just so 1c) therefore 1d) so...as (paired with adv) 1e) then 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) 1g) (with prep) 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) 1g2) hitherto 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) 1g4) afterwards 1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable 2a) right, just, honest 2b) correct 2c) true, veritable 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)

behold,
הִנְנִי־ (hin·nî-)
Interjection | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2005: interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if

I will hedge up
שָׂ֥ךְ (śāḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7753: 1) to hedge or fence up or about 1a) (Qal) to fence about, hedge up

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

her path
דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ (dar·kêḵ)
Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

with thorns;
בַּסִּירִ֑ים (bas·sî·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5518: 1) pot 1a) pot (household utensil) 1b) pot (of temple) 2) thorn, hook, brier 2a) thorns 2b) hooks

I will enclose her with a wall
וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ (wə·ḡā·ḏar·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1443: 1) to wall up, wall off, close off, build a wall 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wall up, shut off 1a2) masons (participle)

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

גְּדֵרָ֔הּ (gə·ḏê·rāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1448: 1) wall, hedge 2) sheepfold (construct with 'sheep')

so she cannot
לֹ֥א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

find
תִמְצָֽא׃ (ṯim·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

her way.
וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ (ū·nə·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5410: 1) trodden with the feet, path, pathway 2) path, pathway, traveller

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore, lo, I am hedging up thy way with thorns, And I have made for her a wall, And her paths she doth not find.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore , this is what I will do: I will block her way with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so that she cannot find her paths.

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her way with thorns, And I will build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths.

King James Bible
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.

New Living Translation
"For this reason I will fence her in with thornbushes. I will block her path with a wall to make her lose her way.

English Standard Version
Therefore I will hedge up her way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, so that she cannot find her paths.

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her way with thorns, And I will build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths.

King James Bible
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, this is what I will do: I will block her way with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so that she cannot find her paths.

International Standard Version
"Look how I'm blocking her path with thorns and building a wall to hinder her, so she can't find her way.

NET Bible
Therefore, I will soon fence her in with thorns; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.

American Standard Version
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.

English Revised Version
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will make a fence against her, that she shall not find her paths.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore, lo, I am hedging up thy way with thorns, And I have made for her a wall, And her paths she doth not find.
















Cross References
2 Corinthians 12:7
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Job 19:8
He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.

Jeremiah 18:15
Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

Lamentations 3:7
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

Lamentations 3:9
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.

Hosea 9:6
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

Hosea 10:8
The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

Hosea 1:1
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

Hosea 2:5
For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

Hosea 2:4
And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.

Hosea 2:3
Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.
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