...prophet Hoseaf represents the Jews of his time as saying, " I will go after my lovers (the idol gods), that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink." To a reproof from Jeremiah for their idolatry, they replied : " As for the word that thou hast spoken...

...staples of life; in fact, it was the Lord: "For she [Israel] said, 'I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink' " (Hos. 2:5). Of the two materials for clothing mentioned here, each has a different...

...their sin. And in v. 5c, d, e their sin is described: For she said, "I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink." This sentence, along with w. 8, 9, 11-13 which provide further elaboration, is...

...(5a) is substantiated with a quotation from the accused: For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.' The picture presented in these words is that of a woman who seeks lovers for...

...Spirit preserves it, and the mercy of an eternal God shall crown it. — THOMAS ADAMS. 72 WAYS HEDGED UP "Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them;...

...her like a parched land, and slay her with thirst . . . For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.' Therefore I will hedge up her way with thorns; and I will build a wall against...

...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...water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. (Hosea 2) This sly passage simultaneously demands of Israel a sophisticated grasp of simile and accuses...

...of hell defeat, Had suffering saints no mercy-seat? Benefits of Affliction — Brings Us Back to God I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. — Then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for...

...her like a parched land, and slay her with thirst .... For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.' Therefore I will hedge up her way with thorns; and I will build a wall against...

...after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. 6 T lderness, tha she shall not find her paths. 7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them;...