Hosea 9:2 Meaning
The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
Context Explained
1Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
2The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
3They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
4They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 6:26
Contrasts the futility of earthly concerns with God's provision.
Isaiah 24:7
Both verses discuss the consequences of sin leading to despair.
Haggai 1:6
Haggai addresses the futility of labor without God's blessing, similar to Hosea.
Source: Hosea 9:2