Then the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Go again, love a woman, beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress - This woman is the same Gomer, whom the prophet had previously be…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Adulteress.—The woman described here is the daughter of Diblaim—beloved of her friend; better rendered, loved by anot…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The substance of this chapter is that it was God’s purpose to keep the minds of the faithful in firm hope during the exile, lest, being overwhelmed…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
Ver. 1. Then said the Lord unto me
Or, as the Targum, Hosea 3:2

So I bought…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

People's dislike of true religion is because they love objects and forms that allow them to indulge, instead of mortifying, their lusts. How wonder…