Verse 15
As a lion returning to its lair, Yahweh would go away and leave His people until they bore their punishment and sought His forgiveness. When they felt their affliction they would seek Him earnestly (cf. Hosea 5:6; Deuteronomy 4:29).
"The language would appear to reach into the Millennium, when the Israelites will indeed repent before God and seek his face (cf. Hosea 1:10-11; Hosea 2:14-23)." [Note: Wood, "Hosea," p. 192.]
"Taken with Matthew 23:37-39, this passage gives in broad outline the course of Israel’s future restoration to God." [Note: The New Scofield . . ., p. 922.]
The last statement of this verse provides a transition from the messages of judgment in chapters 4 and 5 to the promises of restoration in Hosea 6:1-3.
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