When men forget, or consider not that their comforts come from God, he will often in mercy take them away, to bring them to think upon their folly and danger.

Hosea 2:7 Meaning and Commentary This may be applied to the case of true believers in Christ, having partially departed from him, and being restored.

The secret of power, blessing, security, and communion is found, not in resurrection or heaven, not in prophecy nor in the church, nor in any other conceivable ...

The meaning then is, that when they were subdued, God would not immediately soften their hearts. Then God, though he bruised, did not yet reform them; for their ...

She will chase her lovers, but not overtake them; yes, she will seek them, but not find them. Then she will say, 'I will go and return to my first husband.

Israel's persistent infidelity to God is poignantly illustrated through the metaphor of marital unfaithfulness in the book of Hosea.

“She will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; And she will seek them, but will not find them. Then she will say, 'I will go back to my first ...

God paints Israel as an adulterous wife, who is no longer worthy to be compared to a wife. This shows that relationship was dramatically broken.

Hosea 2:7-10 She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them. Then she will say, 'I will go back to my husband ...