Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 3:1

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1. Go yet —"Go again, " referring to Hosea 1:2 [HENDERSON]. a woman —purposely indefinite, for thy wife, to express the separation in which Hosea had lived from Gomer for her unfaithfulness. beloved of her friend —used for "her husband, " on account of the estrangement between them. She was still beloved of her husband, though an adulteress; just as God still loved Israel, though idolatrous ( Hosea 1:2- : ). Hosea is told, not as in Hosea 1:2- : , " take a wife," but " love " her, that is, renew thy conjugal kindness to her. who look to other gods —that is, have done so heretofore, but henceforth (from the return from Babylon) shall do so no more ( Hosea 1:2- : ). flagons of wine —rather, pressed cakes of dried grapes, such as were offered to idols ( Hosea 1:2- : ) [MAURER]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-hos-3-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/hos-3-1

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological