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.
Hosea 3
English Standard Version
Hosea Redeems His Wife
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)