The meanings of their names, Lo - ruhamah and Lo - ammi, point to Jehovah’s withholding mercy from Israel and rejecting his disloyal people.
Šo bērnu vārdi — Lo - Ruhama un Lo - Ammi — norāda uz to, ka Jehova neapžēlos Izraēlu un atteiksies no savas neuzticīgās tautas.