The reference to Lo-Ruhama.

Those of you not familiar with the Bible, let me explain the reference.

Hosea was a son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah(792-740), Jotham(750-735), Ahaz (735-715), and Hezekiah (715-686) -kings of Judah and king Jeroboam of Israel (793-753). The Lord asked Hosea to marry a harlot, so Hosea would experience the betrayel God felt at the hands of Israel. The Northern kingdom had become just like its Canaanite neighbors, its kings reaching the throne through murder, the people engaged in evil practices, including abortion and idol worship.

So, Hosea married a harlot by the name of Gomer, who bore him three children. God told Hosea to name the first one Jezreel, symbolizing the breaking of the bow of Israel (of its army) by Tiglath-Pilaser III of Assyria and scattering the people. The second child born to Gomer (a girl) was named Lo-Ruhamah. In Hebrew it means "she has received no compassion" and it refers to God being through with forgiving the people of the Northern kingdom. Gomer's third child of harlotry was also a boy and God asked Hosea to name him "Lo-Ammi," literally meaning not my people. This was the severest judgement from God, the nullifying of the Covenant with these people.

The naming of the poem Lo-Ruhamah means that God is through forgiving us and is punishing us by turning us over to evil desires of coveting and theft through "redistribution." The reference to "Joan of Arc" is to a female candidate who might lead us away from the punishment - if we repent.