the Lord. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
children. sons.
a controversy. a judicial inquiry and cause. Compare Hosea 12:2.Isaiah 1:18, and Isaiah 3:13; Isaiah 3:14.Jeremiah 25:31.Micah 6:2.
mercy. lovingkindness, or grace.
knowledge: or, acknowledgement. See note on Hosea 2:20. Compare Hosea 4:6; Hosea 5:4.