Hosea 2:12-14

Easy-to-Read Version

¹² I will destroy her vines and fig trees. She said, ‘My lovers gave these things to me.’ But I will change her gardens—they will become like a wild forest. Wild animals will come and eat from those plants.

¹³ “Israel served false gods,^[a] so I will punish her. She burned incense to those false gods. She dressed up—she put on her jewelry and nose ring. Then she went to her lovers and forgot me.” This is what the Lord has said.

¹⁴ “So I, the Lord, will speak romantic words to her. I will lead her into the desert and speak tender words.