Concept:The name “Not Pitied” translates the Hebrew name “Lo-ruhamah,” and it was a symbolic name given by Hosea to reveal God’s coming judgement on Israel.
Explanation:God commanded Hosea to name his daughter “Lo-ruhamah,” which means “Not Pitied.”
This name carried a special message for the northern kingdom of Israel.
In Hosea 1:6, God declared that He would no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, nor would He forgive them.
In Hosea 1:7, however, God promised that He would still show compassion on the house of Judah and deliver them by the LORD their God.
Therefore, the name does not refer to Judah, because Judah was still promised mercy.
It also does not refer to the punishment of Jehu’s house, which was connected to the name Jezreel, not to this daughter.
So “Not Pitied” directly symbolises the end of God’s pity toward Israel alone.
Answer:B. No longer have the pity on the house of Israel