Then said God, call his name Loammi
Which Aben Ezra interprets of the children of the ten tribes horn
in captivity, who never returned; but it rather signifies the ten
tribes themselves, who were carried captive and had this name
given them for the reason following: for ye are not my
people;
though he had chosen them to be his people above all people, and
had distinguished them from others by various blessings and
privileges; yet they did not behave as such to him; they did not
serve, obey, and worship him, but the calves at Dan and Bethel;
and therefore did not deserve the name of his people: hence he
says, and I will not be your
or "yours" F1; that is, as we supply it, and so
Aben Ezra, "your God"; will not behave toward you as such; will
not take you under my care and protection, or continue you in
your land, and in the enjoyment of the blessings of it; will not
be your King, patron, and defender, but give you up into the
hands of your enemies. This respects the captivity of the ten
tribes by Shalmaneser, ( 2 Kings 17:6
) . The Targum is,
``for ye are not my people; because ye do not confirm the words of my law, my word shall not be your help.''