The Lord Will Punish Israel
The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. Hos. 9:2
The floor and... (In verses 1 and 2), were the very places where sacred prostitution took place in an attempt to cause Baal to bring prosperity.
This is just saying that their sin has brought judgment from God, and their vineyards and their crops will fail.
The plentiful harvests were about to end (Hos. 9:2; cf. 2:9-12). In fulfillment of several covenant curses (cf. Deut. 28:30, 28:38-42, 28:51) the Lord would take away her grain and wine (cf. Hos. 2:9; 7:14). Wine presses (yeqeḇ) were used for both grapes and olives (cf. Joel 2:24). Since wine is specifically mentioned (in the last line of Hos. 9:2), yeqeḇ may allude primarily to oil in this context (cf. grain, wine, and oil in Hos. 2:8, 2:22).
Threshing-floor and wine-vat shall ignore them, and the new wine shall play them false.
The plentiful harvests were about to end (Hos. 9:2; cf. 2:9-12). In fulfillment of several covenant curses (cf. Deut. 28:30, 28:38-42, 28:51) the Lord would take away her grain and wine (cf. Hos. 2:9; 7:14). Winepresses (yeqeḇ) were used for both grapes and olives (cf. Joel 2:24). Since wine is specifically mentioned (in the last line of Hos. 9:2), yeqeḇ may allude primarily to oil in this context (cf. grain, wine, and oil in Hos. 2:8, 2:22).
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