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A Broken Covenant
The name "Lo-ammi," meaning "not my people," represents the devastating climax of God's judgment. Commentators explain this as a formal disowning of the covenant relationship. By saying "you are not my people, and I will not be your God," the Lord signaled the withdrawal of the special protection, guidance, and identity He had promised Israel, a direct consequence of their persistent unfaithfulness.
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Hosea
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 1:9
18th Century
Theologian
Call his name Lo-ammi – that is, "not My people." The name of this third child expresses the last final degree of chastisement. As the "scat…
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 1:9
19th Century
Bishop
Closes the chapter in the Hebrew text. The episode described above is, in some particulars, the model for Ezekiel 16:1 and following. Gomer’s child…
John Calvin
On Hosea 1:8–9
16th Century
Theologian
The weaning the Prophet mentions here is by some understood allegorically, as if he said that the people would for a time be deprived of p…
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John Gill
On Hosea 1:9
17th Century
Pastor
Then said God, call his name Loammi
Which Aben Ezra interprets of the children of the ten tribes born in captivity, w…
Matthew Henry
On Hosea 1:8–11
17th Century
Minister
The rejection of Israel for a time is signified by the name of another child: call him Lo-ammi, not my people. The Lord disowns all relati…