Hosea 2:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore, lo, I am hedging up thy way with thorns, And I have made for her a wall, And her paths she doth not find.

King James Bible
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.

Hebrew
Therefore,
לָכֵ֛ן (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

behold,
הִנְנִי־ (hin·nî-)
Interjection | first person common singular
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

I will hedge up
שָׂ֥ךְ (śāḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7753: To hedge or fence up or about

her path
דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ (dar·kêḵ)
Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

with thorns;
בַּסִּירִ֑ים (bas·sî·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5518: A pot, a thorn, a hook

I will enclose her with a wall,
וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ (wə·ḡā·ḏar·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1443: To wall up or off, to build a wall

so she cannot
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

find
תִמְצָֽא׃ (ṯim·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

her way.
וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ (ū·nə·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5410: Path, pathway

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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