Charles Ellicott Commentary Hosea 2:6-7

"Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths. And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now." — Hosea 2:6-7 (ASV)

This passage contains a brief introductory prelude, summarizing the general contents of Hosea 2:8-23. Jehovah addresses the adulterous wife: “I will erect impassable barriers that will pierce and mangle her flesh. The path of evil will be a path of thorns.”

Hedge up ... and make a wall.—In accordance with most Hebrew texts, the literal rendering is, wall up her wall. Here, again, we have a sudden change of person.

She shall ...—She may anticipate in her exile closer proximity to her idol-lovers, but with respect to national prosperity or religious satisfaction, she will make a complete mistake.