Charles Spurgeon Commentary Hosea 2:17

"For I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be mentioned by their name." — Hosea 2:17 (ASV)

For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

Oh, the love of God! He does not want us to recollect our old ways. I do not like to hear people talk about their old habits, except they do it very tenderly, with many a tear and many a sigh, and tell the story to the praise and glory of divine grace. God takes the old names out of our lips; we forget them, we have done with them, we bury the dead past, and we live in newness of life.

For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

The word Baalim had been profaned; they had applied it to other lords. When they used it concerning Jehovah, it sounded harsh, as if He, too, was a tyrant master.