1 The Lord's intended future kindness to Israel, not withstanding their wickedness, illustrated by the emblem of Hosea's conduct towards his adulterous wife.
4 The desolation of Israel before their restoration.

Go yet. 1:2,3

friend. Jer 3:1,20*marg. Mt 26:50

according. 11:8 De 7:6,7 Jud 10:16 2Ki 13:23 Ne 9:18,19,31 Ps 106:43-46 Jer 3:1-4,12-14 31:20 Mic 7:18-20 Zec 1:16 Lu 1:54,55

look. Ps 123:2 Isa 17:7,8 45:22 Mic 7:7

love flagons. 4:11 7:5 9:1,2 Ex 32:6 Jud 9:27 Am 2:8 6:6 1Co 10:7,21 1Pe 4:3

wine. Heb. grapes.

2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

I bought. Ge 31:41 34:12 Ex 22:17 1Sa 18:25

an homer. Le 27:16 Isa 5:10 Eze 45:11

half homer. Heb. lethech.

3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.

Thou shalt abide. De 21:13

4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:

without a king. 10:3 Ge 49:10 Jer 15:4,5 Joh 19:15

without a sacrifice. 2Ch 15:2 Da 8:11-13 9:27 12:11 Mt 24:1,2 Lu 21:24 Ac 6:13,14 Heb 10:26

an image. Heb. a standing, or statue, or pillar. Isa 19:19,20

ephod. Ex 28:4 Le 8:7 Jud 8:27 17:5 1Sa 2:18 14:3 21:9 22:18 23:6,9 1Sa 30:7 2Sa 6:14

without teraphim. Ge 31:19*marg. Jud 17:5 18:17-24 2Ki 23:24*marg. Eze 20:32 21:21*marg. Mic 5:11-14 Zec 13:2

5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

seek. 5:6,15 Isa 27:12,13 Jer 3:22,23 31:6-10 50:4,5

and David their king. 1Ki 12:16 Isa 55:3,4 Jer 30:9 33:17 Eze 34:23,24 37:22-25 Am 9:11 Ac 15:16-18

fear. Ps 130:3,4 Jer 33:9 Eze 16:63 Ro 2:4

in the. Nu 24:14 De 4:30 Isa 2:2 Jer 30:24 Eze 38:8,16 Da 2:28 10:14 Mic 4:1 Ro 11:25