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And he went and he took for himself a wife to make whole the house of two separate figs.  And she conceived and birthed a son. [1]
  
 
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[1] Definitions of names used instead of the names themselves.  Gomer means "complete" and complete can be interpreted as: to end/bring about an/the end, to make whole, to finish and restore. 
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Gomer's father's name is Diblayim and his name means: two fig cakes.  These cakes are defined in Jastrows as mounds of fig that are pressed together.  It could be interpreted that "the house of Diblayim" is a divided house.
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The fig tree is a symbol of Israel and is used often.  Thus, The Deliverer will Make Whole the house of Two Figs, meaning: The Deliverer will restore/complete the divided house as one.

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Translation of Hosea 1:3

And he went and he took for himself a wife to make whole the house of two separate figs. And she conceived and birthed a son. [1]

Comments

[1] Definitions of names used instead of the names themselves. Gomer means "complete" and complete can be interpreted as: to end/bring about an/the end, to make whole, to finish and restore.

Gomer's father's name is Diblayim and his name means: two fig cakes. These cakes are defined in Jastrows as mounds of fig that are pressed together. It could be interpreted that "the house of Diblayim" is a divided house.

The fig tree is a symbol of Israel and is used often. Thus, The Deliverer will Make Whole the house of Two Figs, meaning: The Deliverer will restore/complete the divided house as one.