We would like to share with you this hedge of thorns prayer. This is not the same as a hedge of protection prayer. The difference is the hedge of protection keeps what is external from coming in while the hedge of thorns prayer keeps what is in from going out.
You should only pray this prayer for people with whom you have a biblical covenant relationship. So this would be for an unfaithful spouse and you can also use this prayer for a prodigal child, drug addicted child, a child who is keeping company with gang related friends.
This prayer should not be prayed for your boyfriend, or girlfriend or someone whom you have feelings for that is not your spouse. That would be considered witchcraft because you are not in a covenant relationship with that person. You also don’t really know God’s will for that person so try not to let your emotions and feelings get control of you.
Likewise if you feel that someone who is not in a covenant relationship with you may be praying this over you, then you want to cut soul ties with them and pray this off of you.
Let’s look at the scriptures that talk about the Hedge of Thorns. There are actually 2 scriptures in the King James Version- one refers to laziness Proverbs 15:19 (we’ll cover that in a different post) and the other is Hosea 2:6.
We will focus in on Hosea 2:6. The book of Hosea is about the prophet Hosea and his unfaithful spouse. This book,while it can be taken literally, can also be looked at figuratively as the Church of Jesus Christ being unfaithful to God and chasing after things (idolatry) and not God. This is a spiritual unfaithfulness. Therefore if you see your child going after things that are not of God (prodigals, drug and alcohol addicted, bad company) you can use these scriptures to pray for them as well.
Let’s look at the scripture in context…
Hosea 2:5-7 (NKJV) “For their mother has played the harlot; She who conceived them has behaved shamefully. For 
she said, ‘I will go after my lovers, Who give me my bread and my water, My wool and my linen, My oil and my drink.’ “Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, And wall her in, So that she cannot find her paths. She will chase her lovers, But not overtake them; Yes, she will seek them, but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go and return to my first husband, For then it was better for me than now.’
That’s pretty clear showing that these hedge of thorns keeps the unfaithful from going out and they return to the one with whom they are in a covenant relationship.
Hedge of Thorns Prayer:
Father God, I present to you this day ___________ and ask that you put the hedge of thorns, according to Hosea 2:6, around them to keep them from falling into sin. Cause them to not find the way of unfaithfulness. Cause these ungodly desires to not be fulfilled. May they return to a covenant relationship first and foremost with you, God, and secondly to the covenant relationship that You have ordained from the foundations of the earth. I pray for grace, patience and peace to guard my heart as I wait on You Lord to bring this prayer to fulfillment. I pray that You would send away all these ungodly desires. May _______ lose the desire to go that way, reveal to her/him that this way is destruction and against your will. Give him/her dreams and visions to see that the end is of no good. I pray that You will season my speech with grace so that I will know what to say and when to say it. I pray that you will cleanse my heart and root out any seed of bitterness. Give me grace to forgive. Put a guard over my mouth and show me how I can accommodate the reconciliation and restoration of this covenant relationship. If I have any responsibility in driving ______ away from you God and from this covenant relationship, please reveal it to me. Forgive me God and prepare me for their return. Guide them and me with your Holy Spirit, in Jesus Name, Amen.
If you want us to pray for your unfaithful spouse or your child, please write your prayer request below and we will pray for you and for them.
God Bless You.
Here are some other related prayers:
Prayer for Marriage Restoration
Prayer to Heal Broken Relationships
Prayer for a Hedge of Protection
Please pray for my husband Willie he is Cheating with a woman name Candace we have been married 25 years 3 children pray for my family.
Please,pray For My Husband Asiimwe Who Is Unfaithful,lustful And Disrectful.So That He Can See The Light And Power Of God And He May Also Know His Mistakes And Turn To Our Creator.
Ask for prayer for me (Donya) and my husband (Steven) to be reconciled in our marriage, that no matter what we have said or done has not quenched our love for each other. That God would set a hedge of protection around my marriage. That it will be pleasing in God’s eyes the restoration of our marriage. I declare all of this In The Name Of Jesus!! Amen
I’m asking for a Special Prayer for my husband Eric. He’s being unfaithful to me (Cheating) I’m one of Gods children, serving Him. The devil has a strong hold on him, please pray with me, because he knows better. Because God is going to whip him and I’d rather try to help him. Because when God gets him, Lord have Mercy Jesus. There’s Power In The Name Of Jesus. I Love my Husband and have never cheated on him.
please pray that an emotional affair that my husband is having with someone comes to an end and it hasnt gone any farther. please prayer for restoration and reconcilation so that we can be a godly couple again
If 2 or more come into agreement, it shall be done Bunny I stand in agreement with you for the restoration and reconciliation of your marriage, God will break all ties from your husband and the other woman immediately, In Jesus Name! Amen
Please pray for my husband who is weak and under some sort of a spell, demonic spirit. I don’t think anything has happened yet but things have happened in the past and therefore my trust does not exist. This time I feel a friendship can develop into something threatening to our marriage which I truly feel has been ordained by God. I am weak and unable to pray with conviction and seek the aid of my brothers and sisters in Christ.
Pray for my husband. He had a relationship with someone at work whom he still sees daily. He has also moved out of our home because he says he needs space. Please pray this Hedge of thorns but also for the restoration of my marriage and family.
Please help me pray for the restoration of my marriage my husband’s name is Patrick.
Please pray that my husband of 16 years returns to me and our boys since he cheated with a girl and now shes pregnant. He left our family. Please pray he returns to us and leaves her. I Pray a hedge of thorns around him. In Gods name I pray.
Please pray for me and my unfaithful husband of 11 years. It has been a year since we’ve lived apart and he is seeing multiple women. Our life changed once my husband became involved in a motorcycle club (gang) and he was overtaken by that spirit and he told me that we no longer had anything in common because I wasn’t interested in that scene. I am standing for him to be set free and come back home. Also our adult children who are hurt and angry as well. He is not the man I married! Thank you in advance for your prayers.
Please pray for my wife Pam. We have been married 10 years, and have two young children. We have been struggling to stick together for over two two years now. She has filed for divorce, and I’m deviated that our family may be broken apart, and I love her dearly, she is my best friend.
Please help me pray a hedge of thorns over my husband so he will seeing his ex. he says he needs her and me both… please join me removing this bondage from him.
Please pray that my marriage to Angelo would be restored and the hedge of thorn prayer around him.He has been involved in a long term relationship with another woman and he needs deliverance from all strongholds in relation to this infidelity. Please pray for his salvation.
Please pray for my husband timothy he has backslidden and having an affair with an adulterous woman who is already in a adulterous relationship with a married man he is also working for a horse racing facility (his bosses mistress is the one I mentioned) I’m distraught and its shaking my faith we have children together also i be stopped talking to timothy because continually lies….Please God save timothy and bring him back to oneness in you in your name Christ JESUS amen
Please pray for my unfaithful husband Andrew whom have neglected my son and I. He has change drastically over these few months and it feels as if he is addicted to this women. He is emotionally disconnected to the family. He lavished her with luxury, fine-dining and travels but left us aside. Please pray that he will find salvation for his mistakes.