Hosea 2:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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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BSBPD

“Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hosea 2:6 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 3:23Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
  2. Job 19:8He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
  3. Isaiah 57:3“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
  4. Lamentations 3:7He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
  5. Luke 15:14After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
  6. Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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