1And the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.” (Ho 1:2)2So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech[1] of barley. (Le 27:16; Eze 45:11)3And I said to her, “You must dwell as mine for many days. You shall not play the whore, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you.” (De 21:13)4For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or household gods. (Ge 31:19; Jud 8:27; Ho 3:3; Ho 9:4; Ho 10:1; Ho 10:3; Ho 10:7)5Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king, and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days. (Isa 2:2; Jer 23:5; Jer 29:13; Jer 50:4; Eze 34:23; Ho 1:11; Ho 14:1; Mic 4:1; Mic 7:17)
1The Lord said to me, ‘Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.’2So I bought her for fifteen shekels[1] of silver and about a homer and a lethek[2] of barley.3Then I told her, ‘You are to live with me for many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will behave the same way towards you.’4For the Israelites will live for many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or household gods.5Afterwards the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.
1The LORD said to me, ‘Go. Show your love to your wife again. She is loved by another man. And she has committed adultery. But I want you to love her just as I love the people of Israel. They turn to other gods. And they love to offer raisin cakes to Baal and eat them. In spite of that, I love my people.’2So I bought Gomer for 180 grams of silver and 180 kilograms of barley.3Then I told her, ‘You must wait for me for a long time. You must not be a prostitute. You must not have sex with any man. And I will be faithful to you too.’4So the people of Israel will live for a long time without a king or prince. They won’t have sacrifices or sacred stones. They won’t have sacred linen aprons or statues of family gods.5After that, the people of Israel will return to the LORD their God. They will look to him and to a king from the family line of David. In the last days, they will tremble with fear as they come to the LORD. And they will receive his full blessing.
Hosea 3
King James Version
1Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.2So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:3And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
1Der HERR sagte zu mir: / Geh noch einmal hin und liebe eine Frau, / die von einem anderen geliebt wird und dennoch Ehebruch treibt -
so wie der HERR / die Söhne Israels liebt, obwohl sie sich anderen Göttern zuwenden / und Opferkuchen aus Rosinen lieben!2Da kaufte ich sie für fünfzehn Silberstücke / und anderthalb Hómer Gerste.3Ich sagte zu ihr: / Du wirst jetzt viele Tage bei mir bleiben,
ohne Hurerei zu treiben und ohne einem Mann zu gehören. / Und so mache auch ich es mit dir.4Denn viele Tage bleiben Israels Söhne / ohne König und ohne Regierende,
ohne Schlachtopfer und ohne Steinmal, / ohne Efod und ohne Terafim.[1]5Danach werden die Söhne Israels umkehren / und den HERRN, ihren Gott, suchen / und David, ihren König.
Zitternd werden sie zum HERRN kommen / und seine Güte suchen an einem fernen Tag. (Jer 30:9; Eze 34:24)