Hosea 2:6

The Lord’s Discipline Will Bring Israel Back

2:6 Therefore, I will soon fence her in with thorns;

I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.

Hosea 2:10

2:10 Soon I will expose her lewd nakedness in front of her lovers,

and no one will be able to rescue her from me!

Hosea 4:5

4:5 You stumble day and night,

and the false prophets stumble with you;

You have destroyed your own people!

Hosea 5:9

5:9 Ephraim will be ruined in the day of judgment!

What I am declaring to the tribes of Israel will certainly take place!

Hosea 5:11

5:11 Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment,

because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.

Hosea 6:11

6:11 I have appointed a time to reap judgment for you also, O Judah!

If Israel Would Repent of Sin, God Would Relent of Judgment

Whenever I want to restore the fortunes of my people,

Hosea 7:8

Israel Lacks Discernment and Refuses to Repent

7:8 Ephraim has mixed itself like flour among the nations;

Ephraim is like a ruined cake of bread that is scorched on one side.

Hosea 11:6

11:6 A sword will flash in their cities,

it will destroy the bars of their city gates,

and will devour them in their fortresses.

Hosea 13:7

13:7 So I will pounce on them like a lion;

like a leopard I will lurk by the path.