Does the biblical text of Hosea 2 promote divine violence against women, or does it convey a deeper message of covenant and reconciliation? Challenging Naomi Graetz's feminist interpretation that characterizes the passage as metaphorical wife-battering, a positive hermeneutical analysis reveals the text's emphasis on divine mercy and covenantal restoration. Through detailed exegetical examination, historical contextualization of ancient Israelite marriage customs, and intertextual comparison with the Song of Songs, the harsh prophetic language emerges as rhetorical expression of divine anguish over Israel's idolatry rather than patriarchal domination. Building on Gerson Cohen's scholarship on covenant love metaphors, the marriage allegory represents God's relationship with Israel through the lens of marital fidelity, ultimately leading to reconciliation. Parallel expressions and shared imagery between Hosea 2 and the Song of Songs further support interpreting the text as fundamentally concerned with redemptive love. Rather than eliminating challenging texts from liturgical tradition, contemporary readers benefit from careful interpretation that reveals the underlying message of forgiveness and covenantal faithfulness, rejecting both negative feminist readings that demonize the text and approaches that would remove it from religious practice.