4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
4 I will not show my love to her children, because they are the children of adultery.
4 Upon her children also I will have no mercy, because they are children of whoredom.
4 I'll have nothing to do with her children, born one and all in a whorehouse.
4 "I will not have mercy on her children, For they are the children of harlotry.
4 And I will not love her children, for they were conceived in prostitution.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 2:4
Commentary on Hosea 2:1-5
(Read Hosea 2:1-5)
This chapter continues the figurative address to Israel, in reference to Hosea's wife and children. Let us own and love as brethren, all whom the Lord seems to put among his children, and encourage them in that they have received mercy. But every Christian, by his example and conduct, must protest against evil and abuses, even among those to whom he belongs and owes respect. Impenitent sinners will soon be stripped of the advantages they misuse, and which they consume upon their lusts.