Hosea 3:3

English Standard Version

3 And 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) 

New International Version

3 Then 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.’ 

New International Reader’s Version

3 Then 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.’ 

King James Version

3 And 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. 

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