Meaning My people.

Meaning she has obtained compassion. The two names in this verse indicate that ultimately Israel will be perfected by God. Under the victory of God’s love, Israel will become God’s people and obtain His compassion. See note Hosea 11:1¹.

The harlotries of Gomer, the wife of the prophet Hosea, symbolize the adulteries of Israel as the unchaste wife of Jehovah (vv. 2-13). In a sense, God divorced Israel, but He did this with the strong intention of receiving her back again.

Israel’s lovers were her idols.

Following the Septuagint; the Hebrew text reads, your.

This indicates that although Israel would stubbornly pursue her lovers (her idols), eventually she would return to God as her first Husband.

Or, made into Baal.

Meaning my Master. Also the name of a Canaanite god.

Just as God made a covenant for us with the living things at Noah’s time (Gen. 9:8-11), so He will make such a covenant for Israel at the time of restoration. Because of this latter covenant, the beasts, the birds, and the creeping things will be in a good order. Also, God will break bow, sword, and battle from the land and will cause Israel to lie down in safety.

See note Hosea 6:11¹, note Isa. 30:26¹ and note Joel 3:18¹.

See note Hosea 1:6¹.

See note Hosea 1:9¹.