Hosea 2:9–13

Therefore I will take back

my grain in its time,

and my wine in its season,

and I will take away my wool and my flax,

which were to cover her nakedness.

Now I will uncover her lewdness

in the sight of her lovers,

and no one shall rescue her out of my hand.

And I will put an end to all her mirth,

her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths,

and all her appointed feasts.

And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees,

of which she said,

‘These are my wages,

which my lovers have given me.’

I will make them a forest,

and the beasts of the field shall devour them.

And I will punish her for the feast days of the Baals

when she burned offerings to them

and adorned herself with her ring and jewelry,

and went after her lovers

and forgot me, declares the Lord.

“Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens,

and my new wine when it is ready.

I will take back my wool and my linen,

intended to cover her naked body.

So now I will expose her lewdness

before the eyes of her lovers;

no one will take her out of my hands.

I will stop all her celebrations:

her yearly festivals, her New Moons,

her Sabbath days—all her appointed festivals.

I will ruin her vines and her fig trees,

which she said were her pay from her lovers;

I will make them a thicket,

and wild animals will devour them.

I will punish her for the days

she burned incense to the Baals;

she decked herself with rings and jewelry,

and went after her lovers,

but me she forgot,”

declares the Lord.

Therefore, I will take back my grain in its time

and my new wine in its season;

I will take away my wool and linen,

which were to cover her nakedness.

Now I will expose her shame

in the sight of her lovers,

and no one will rescue her from my power.

I will put an end to all her celebrations:

her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—

all her festivals.

I will devastate her vines and fig trees.

She thinks that these are her wages

that her lovers have given her.

I will turn them into a thicket,

and the wild animals will eat them.

And I will punish her for the days of the Baals,

to which she burned incense.

She put on her rings and her jewelry

and followed her lovers,

but she forgot me.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

“But now I will take back the ripened grain and new wine

I generously provided each harvest season.

I will take away the wool and linen clothing

I gave her to cover her nakedness.

I will strip her naked in public,

while all her lovers look on.

No one will be able

to rescue her from my hands.

I will put an end to her annual festivals,

her new moon celebrations, and her Sabbath days—

all her appointed festivals.

I will destroy her grapevines and fig trees,

things she claims her lovers gave her.

I will let them grow into tangled thickets,

where only wild animals will eat the fruit.

I will punish her for all those times

when she burned incense to her images of Baal,

when she put on her earrings and jewels

and went out to look for her lovers

but forgot all about me,”

says the Lord.

Therefore I will take again

my grain in its time,

and my wine in its season;

and I will take away my wool and my flax,

which were to cover her nakedness.

And now I will uncover her nakedness

before the eyes of her lovers,

and no one will rescue her from my hand.

And I will put an end to all her mirth,

her festivals, her new moons, and her Sabbaths,

and all her appointed festivals;

and I will lay waste to her vines and her fig trees,

of which she said,

“They are my payment for prostitution,

which my lovers gave to me.”

I will make them a forest,

and the wild animals of the field will devour them.

I will punish her for the days of the Baals,

to whom she burns incense,

and she decked herself with her ornamental ring and jewelry,

and she went after her lovers, and forgot me

—a declaration of Yahweh.

Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof,

And my wine in the season thereof,

And will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.

And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers,

And none shall deliver her out of mine hand.

I will also cause all her mirth to cease,

Her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.

And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees,

Whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me:

And I will make them a forest,

And the beasts of the field shall eat them.

And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them,

And she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels,

And she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the Lord.