I will sow her: i. e. the new Israel.
will have mercy, &c.. have pity; i. e. will [call her] Ruhamah.
her that had not obtained mercy. Lo-Ruhamah (Not pitied).
not My People. Lo-ammi.
Thou art My People. Ammi [art] thou.
they shall say. and he, he shall say, &c: i. e. the whole nation as one man. Compare Hosea 1:11.Zechariah 13:9; Romans 9:26; 1 Peter 2:10.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.