“For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.”
The prophecy that though the people eat and not be satisfied, and though they play the harlot and not increase represents the futility of idolatry: even as Israel pursues the false gods who promise fertility and prosperity, she finds that her efforts do not produce the abundance she seeks. This curse of unfulfilled desire indicates that the broken covenant relationship deprives Israel of genuine satisfaction, as the blessings she seeks from false gods remain elusive. The specific mention of harlotry and failure to increase targets the sexual and fertility dimensions of idolatrous worship, demonstrating that the Canaanite fertility religion will not produce the very fruits it promises.
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