Hosea 2:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Say ye, &c.— Several intepreters join this verse with the foregoing chapter. "When the great day of Jezreel, or the restoration of the Jews, shall be accomplished, you may alter your manner of speaking to those of your brethren and sisters whom I had before disavowed, and you may call them עמי Ammi, or my people; and רחמה Ruhamah, or she that hath obtained mercy. The prophet alludes to the 6th and 9th verses of the preceding chapter. See Romans 9:25 and Pococke.

Hosea 2:1

1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi;a and to your sisters, Ruhamah.