And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. Thou shalt call me Ishi - That is, my man, or my husband; a title of love and affection; and not Baali, my master, a title exciting fear and apprehension; which, howsoever good in itself, was now rendered improper to be applied to Jehovah, having been prostituted to false gods. This intimated that they should scrupulously avoid idolatry; and they had such a full proof of the inefficacy of their idolatrous worship that, after their captivity, they never more served idols.
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Hosea 2:16
16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi;i and shalt call me no more Baali.