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Hosea 11 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This chapter continues using the poetic form to communicate about Yahweh's relationship to the northern kingdom of Israel.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Metaphor
This chapter contains an extended metaphor of Israel as a male child in the care of Yahweh, his parent. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
Rhetorical question
Yahweh uses rhetorical questions to show his disappointment and anger at Israel's persistent rejection of him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)