Hosea 2:16

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 2:14-23

The state of Israel ruined by their own sin did not look so black and dismal in the former part of the chapter, but that the state of Israel, restrained by the divine grace, looks as bright and pleasant here in the latter part of the chapter, and the more surprisingly so as the promises follow thus close upon the threatenings; nay, which is very strange, they are by a note of connexion joined to, and inferred from, that declaration of their sinfulness upon which the threatenings of their ruin... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 2:16

And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord ,.... The Gospel day, the times of the Gospel dispensation, the latter part of them; at the time of the conversion of the Jews, and the bringing in of the fulness of the Gentiles; at the time when God will allure and persuade them to seek the Messiah, and they shall turn to him; when he shall speak comfortably to them, and give them a door of hope, and all spiritual blessings, and cause them to sing as when they came out of Egypt: that thou... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:16

Thou shalt call me Ishi - That is, my man, or my husband; a title of love and affection; and not Baali, my master, a title exciting fear and apprehension; which, howsoever good in itself, was now rendered improper to be applied to Jehovah, having been prostituted to false gods. This intimated that they should scrupulously avoid idolatry; and they had such a full proof of the inefficacy of their idolatrous worship that, after their captivity, they never more served idols. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:16

Verse 16 The Prophet now expands his subject, and shows that when the people repented, the fruits of repentance would openly appear. One fruit he records, and that is, that they would then begin to worship God purely, all superstitions being abolished. It shall be, he says, in that day that thou shalt call me, My husband; and he mentions the word, husband, to show to the people, that after having been corrected, they would be mindful of the covenant which God had made with them; and in that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:14-18

Allurement. Wonderful are the steps of Divine love in the history of the recovery of a soul. View those which are here presented. I. WILDERNESS PREPARATION . ( Hosea 2:14 ) Chastisement would prepare the way for mercy. Israel was to be taken out "into the wilderness." There, deprived of her idols, and stripped of her earthly blessings, she would bethink herself of the God from whom she had departed. It takes much discipline, oftentimes, to bring us into the state of mind in which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:14-20

Israel's restoration. The word "therefore," with which this strophe opens, illustrates the blessed truth that God's thoughts are not our thoughts. The conclusion here is not what the premises would have led us to expect. This "therefore" is of Divine grace, not of hard cold intellect. Although Israel has foully dishonored her heavenly Husband, and must be severely chastised, he will not give her a" bill of divorcement" to put her away. Rather, her miseries shall attract his mercies.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:14-23

Sympathy with Israel in spite of their sins. The laken which introduces Hosea 2:14 is rendered by some " notwithstanding, " and this is what we might expect; but it is opposed by linguistic usage. We muse adhere to the ordinary translation, which is "therefore." The word thus translated tends to exalt our idea of God's goodness. Israel had sinned and forgotten God; the "therefore" we would expect, and the inference we would draw is God ' s final and forever abandonment of such a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:16-17

In these verses a renewal of God's covenant with Israel, under the figure of a marriage contract, is predicted. The name by which Israel shall address her beloved shall be henceforth Ishi, not Baali ; that is, a term of tender affection, not of stern authority. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 2:16

And it shall be ... thou shall call Me Ishi - (my Husband) and shalt call Me no more Baali (my Baal, Lord). “Baal,” originally Lord, was a title sometimes given to the husband. “The lord of the woman,” “her lord,” “the heart of her lord,” stand for “the husband,” “her husband” (Exodus 21:22; 2 Samuel 11:26; Proverbs 31:11, ...). God says, “so wholly do I hate the name of idols, that on account of the likeness of the word Baal, “my Lord,” I will not be so called even in a right meaning, lest,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 2:16-17

Hosea 2:16-17. And at that day thou shalt call me Ishi, &c. Ishi, my husband, is an appellation of love; Baali, my lord, of subjection and fear. God hath not given his people, whom he justifies, accepts, and betroths to himself in righteousness, the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind, 2 Timothy 1:7. As the words אישׁי , ishi, and בעלי , baali, in this verse, (both applicable to a husband, although in different views, the former signifying a husband... read more

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