Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
I will go after—The Hebrew expresses a settled determination.
lovers—the idols which Israel fancied to be the givers of all their goods, whereas God gave all these goods (Hosea 2:8-13; compare Jeremiah 44:17-19).
bread and . . . water—the necessaries of life in food.
wool . . . flax—clothing.
oil . . . drink—perfumed unguents and palatable drinks: the luxuries of Hebrew life.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 2:5:
Isaiah 54:4
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 2:8
Hosea 2:9
Hosea 7:14
Hosea 13:6
Micah 1:7
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