Hosea 2:6
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Cross-references
Job 3:23 uses the same 'hedged in' language, depicting God blocking a man's way in lament, mirroring Hosea's judgment.
Job 19:8 also describes God fencing up the way and setting darkness, a direct parallel to Hosea's thorns and wall.
Lamentations 3:7-9 multiplies the imagery: hedged about, paths enclosed, echoing Hosea's blocked way.
Luke 19:43 predicts Jerusalem's siege with a trench and enclosure, a literal fulfillment of the judgment metaphor in Hosea.
In Psalm 119:67, affliction precedes obedience — exactly the logic behind the hedge: suffering leads to return.
In Luke 15:18, the prodigal son decides to return to his father — mirroring Israel's intended return after the hedge.
In Isaiah 42:16, God leads the blind after blocking their way — showing the hedge is not permanent but leads to guidance.
In Numbers 22:26, God's angel blocks Balaam's path in a narrow place — a physical hedge similar to this metaphorical hedge.
In Job 33:17, God turns a person from wrongdoing through dreams — a different method but same purpose as the hedge.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 says God sends both prosperity and adversity — the hedge is an instance of God's adversity for a purpose.
In Ezekiel 16:41, God's judgment on Jerusalem for adultery is a more severe consequence than the hedge, but stems from same unfaithfulness.
In Zechariah 1:6, God's words overtook the fathers, leading to repentance — similar result as the hedge.