Hosea 2:16 Meaning
And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
Context Explained
14Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
15And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
16And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
17For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
18And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Romans 8:15
Both verses emphasize the intimate relationship believers have with God.
1 John 3:1
Both passages highlight the identity of believers as children of God.
Galatians 4:7
This verse emphasizes the believer's status as heirs, similar to the relationship theme in Hosea.
Source: Hosea 2:16