Hosea 3 3 Hosea Hosea's marriage unfoldingWord® Simplified Text Hosea Redeems His Wife (Zechariah 2:6–13)
2 UST So I bought her back for myself for 15 pieces of silver and 335 liters of barley. BSB BSB: So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
3 UST Then I said to her,“You will live{ here} with me for a long time. During that time, you must not be a prostitute, and you must not have sex with any man, and I will do the same concerning you.” BSB BSB: Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”
4 UST This will show that{ in a similar way,} the Israelites will live for a long time without a king, without leaders, without sacrifices, without sacred stone pillars, without a sacred vest for a priest, and{ without} household idols. BSB BSB: For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
5 UST But later, the people of Israel will again worship Yahweh their God and want to obey him and their king who is a descendant of King David. In that future time, they will revere Yahweh and marvel at how he has blessed them. BSB BSB: Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
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