Hosea must have been very discouraged. He lived with a woman who had rejected his love. Then God opened his eyes to see how Israel and Judah had acted in the same way. Quite possibly Hosea understood the hurt God feels from our rebellion better than any other prophet. In 5:15 God explains why rebels suffer; to move them to look for him. Since we are imprinted with a readymade connection for God it would make sense when the fruit of our rebellion is suffering that a discerning person would begin looking for ways to escape the suffering.
Stuart
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