Charles Spurgeon Commentary Hosea 2:6

"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." — Hosea 2:6 (ASV)

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

That is what God does to sinners whom he means to save. He will not let them take their own course.

He gives them thorny trials which hedge up their way. He puts an obstacle in their path, perhaps some sickness or poverty.

When people are desperate in wickedness, God has a way of stopping them. Even in their mad career, his mighty grace comes in and says, "So far you shall go, but no further."

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

God will cause sin to be painful; he will make the way of it difficult; he will do everything to prevent the sinner running in it: She shall not find her paths.