Hosea 2:14-16

Restoration of Israel

14 "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, ¹Bring her into the wilderness And speak kindly to her.

15 "Then I will give her her ²vineyards from there, And ³the valley of Achor as a door of hope. And she will ⁴sing there as in the days of her youth, As in the ⁵day when she came up from the land of Egypt.

16 "It will come about in that day," declares the LORD, "That you will call Me ⁶Ishi And will no longer call Me Baali.

Hosea 2:14-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO HOSEA 2

This chapter is an explanation of the former, proceeding upon the same argument in more express words. The godly Israelites are here called upon to lay before the body of the people their idolatry, ingratitude, obstinacy, and ignorance of the God of their mercies; and to exhort them to repentance, lest they should be stripped of all their good things, and be brought into great distress and difficulties; all their joy and comfort cease, and be exposed to shame and contempt, Ho 2:1-13, yet, notwithstanding, many gracious promises are made unto them, of their having the alluring and comfortable word of the Gospel; of a door of hope; of salvation being opened to them; of faith in the Lord, and affection to him as their husband; of the removal of all idolatry from them; of safety from all enemies; of their open espousal to Christ; of his hearing of their prayers, and giving them plenty of all good things; and of their multiplication, conversion, and covenant relation to God, Ho 2:14-23.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 20:33-38
• 2. Ezekiel 28:25, 26
• 3. Joshua 7:26
• 4. Jeremiah 2:1-3; Ezekiel 16:8-14
• 5. Hosea 11:1; Hosea 12:9, 13; Hosea 13:4
• 6. Isaiah 54:5; Hosea 2:7

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "upon her heart"
• [b] Or "give answer"
• [c] I.e. my husband
• [d] I.e. my master, or my Baal