3Then the Lord said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, ^fjust as the Lord loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” ^g

²So I bought her for 15 shekels of silver and five bushels of barley. ^hⁱ^j³I said to her, “You must live with me many days. Don’t be promiscuous or belong to any man, and I will act the same way toward you.”

⁴For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, ^kwithout sacrifice ^lor sacred pillar, ^mand without ephod ⁿor household idols. ^o⁵Afterward, the people of Israel will return ^pand seek the Lord their God and David their king. ^qThey will come with awe to the Lord ^rand to His goodness in the last days.

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Footnotes

h3:2 reads barley and a measure of wine
i3:2 silver, a homer of barley, and a lethek of barley

Cross references

f3:1 Hs 1:2
g3:1 2Sm 6:19; 1Ch 16:3; Sg 2:5
j3:2 Ru 4:10
k3:4 Hs 13:10–11
l3:4 Dn 9:27; 11:31; 12:11; Hs 2:11
m3:4 Hs 10:1–2
n3:4 Ex 28:4–12; 1Sm 23:9–12
o3:4 Gn 31:19, 34; Jdg 17:5; 18:14, 17
p3:5 Jr 50:4–5
q3:5 Is 11:1–10; Jr 23:5–6; 33:15–16; Ezk 34:24; Rm 11:23
r3:5 Jr 31:9