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Hosea 6 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This chapter continues using the poetic form to show how Yahweh will still show mercy to his wayward people, the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. Gilead is an area in the northern kingdom of Israel where several of the tribes lived. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/mercy)
Special concepts in this chapter
Change in speaker
There is a change in person from 6:1-3 to 6:4-11. In the first passage, the speaker is an anonymous Israelite, but in the rest of the chapter, the speaker is Yahweh.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Metaphor
Throughout the chapter, the author uses the metaphor of prostitution to say that his people have abandoned him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)