765 B
765 B
For the people of Israel will live for many days
This is a word picture showing that just as Hosea had to live for quite a bit of time without his adulterous wife, Israel would live for a lengthy period of time ("many days") without their own king and religious worship. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
David their king
David is symbolic of the lineage of David; in other words, they would seek a descendant of David as their king (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
in the last days
in the future (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
they will come trembling before Yahweh and his goodness -
** AT: "They will come back to Yahweh with an attitude of awe, and will seek his blessings."