KJV ORIGINAL
The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The harvest won't be enough to feed them, and the wine they're counting on? It's going to run out completely.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When you turn away from God, even your basic needs become uncertain.
📚 Historical Context
Hosea was a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the 8th century BC, delivering God's messages to a people steeped in idolatry and unfaithfulness to their covenant with Him. In Hosea 9:2, he warns that their reliance on agricultural prosperity, symbolized by the threshing floor and winepress, would be cut off as divine judgment for their sins. This reflects the biblical theme that God, as the ultimate provider, could withhold blessings to call His people back to obedience.
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