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
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I kindly ask that you pray for my marriage my husband is currently divorcing me. Please pray for restoration and his return back to our marriage
Please pray for my husband return he left me for another women two weeks ago
Please pray for my wife Renee as she has left me for another man. This is hard because of the love I have for her.
For my cheating husband Javier my step daughter Sasha that dislikes me and causes trouble for my son lonnell not to lose respect for my husband and me erica to become the wife my husband wants and to forgive him if it’s Gods will
Please pray for my husband he and I have been seperated for 5 years but we live in the same house. He has other women, he is going on vacation soon to be with her. he doesn’t talk or acknowledge me in the house. I still love him but we have a lot of mountains blocking our paths such as family & friends who enables him in this type of behavior. It is very painful & depressing for me.
Please pray for my wife, Donna. She has left our marriage and is having an affair with another man. Pray that God would put a hedge of thorns around her and that she be unable to continue on this way. Bring her back to God and our family
Thank you, Gary Rexroad
I pray for my husband to return to our marriage in family with all his heart and mind. I pray the evil of Satan and his works leave my husband and our relationship.
I gave my life to the Lord almost 4 Years ago at the same time my two children did. My oldest daughter Amanda actually set the example that lead me into my walk with Christ. My wife Jessica has not given her life to Him yet. Prior to my salvation I was angry and bitter and did a lot to harden Jessica’s heart. After our daughters and my own salvation Jessica became progressively withdrawn from our family and has relied heavily on alcohol. She has left our home and She allows me little to no contact with her. My daughters and I are heartbroken and request prayers for her. We love Jessica and can’t wait for the miracle that our Father will work in this family. Thank you so much for your prayers.
Please pray for my Mary that she will abandon this affair with a younger man and realize that what her adulteress ways are doing
Please pray for John to come back to his wife and boys and to leave the other woman.
Please pray for my husband James he is currently leaving me for another married woman. Please pray the God puts hedge of thorns prayer around him that he sees this is not the way. Help us to be able resolve any issues that we are facing and we can be reunited stronger than ever.
Please pray for my wife Azeb. She likes to hangout late on the weekends with her girlfriends and this will not include me. I suspect she has cheated on me because she refuses to let me see her phone even though I’m willing to show her mine. Please pray the hedge of thorns over her so she comes back to Elohim and so she has a disdain for partying late nights. She is also very critical of anything I do for her and very unappreciative.
Please pray a hedge of protection and thorns of protection over my cheating husband with a roving eye Sean. He lies to hear himself talk, he constantly makes direct purposeful eye contact with women in stores and waitresses in restaurants, I suspect some gay activity as well with 2 guys he hung out with in the town we lived in previously. I know he goes out every morning meeting a girl taking out dogs hiking so I’m desperate for GOD here, he recently was sexting his ex girlfriend who he had a child out of wedlock with. He threw a fit of violence and rage when I showed him I had turned off his imessages where they could no longer use invisible ink. I knew one morning I caught him and someone texting and went to look at his phone and he quickly went to another page and the messages disappeared then he went into a violent rage on me, I’ve had enough. I need help, he won’t allow me to attend church to it’s pretty hard on me right now because I’m in a town and state where I have limited resources. I’m trying to do what God wants but he is not. Please pray every protection over our marriage and relationship to heal us from his past of infidelity. In Jesus Christ holy name I pray, AMEN
Pray for my husband Marvin who doesn’t believe in God and is ready to leave this marriage. I pray that his blinders will be taken off and there will be a hedge of protection and a hedge of thorns placed around him that any no good thing or person will find him when they search. Every evil attempt and sin will be blocked. Bring love and God back into this marriage and family.
Please pray for my husband Rod, myself and our 2 daughters. He has went out the marriage and so have I in revenge. It’s pretty bad now to where he said he’s not into me anymore. I asked God to forgive me even though my husband don’t know what I’ve done I needed to be forgiven for myself. Please pray a hedge of protection over us.