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Hosea 3:4–5

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4For the children of Israel shall abide many days gwithout a king, and without a prince, and ggwithout a sacrifice, and without †han image, and without an ijephod, and without jkteraphim: 5kkAfterward shall the children of Israel return, and lseek the Lord their God, and mDavid their king; and nshall fear the Lord and ohis goodness pin the latter days.

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Footnotes

  1. gch. 10:3.
  2. ggComp. ch. 9:4.
  3. †Heb. a standing, or, statue, [or, pillar. Isai. 19:19].
  4. h2 Kin. 3:2. ch. 10:1, 2. Mic. 5:13. See Ex. 23:24.
  5. kSee Gen. 31:19 marg.
  6. kkSo ch. 11:10.
  7. mSee Jer. 23:5. & 30:9. Comp. ch. 1:11. Mic. 2:13.
  8. nSee Mic. 7:17.
  9. oJer. 31:12. ch. 10:11 (Heb.).
  10. pSee Gen. 49:1. & Jer. 30:24. & Dan. 2:28.

Cross references

  1. iEx. 28:6.
  2. jJudg. 17:5.
  3. jJudg. 17:5.
  4. lJer. 29:13. & 50:4.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or household gods. Afterward 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or household gods. Afterward 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols. Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the Lord and to his goodness in the last days.

NLTNew Living Translation

This shows that Israel will go a long time without a king or prince, and without sacrifices, sacred pillars, priests, or even idols! But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord their God and to David’s descendant, their king. In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The children of Israel will remain for many days

without a king and prince,

without sacrifice and stone pillar, ephod and teraphim.

Afterward the children of Israel will return

and seek Yahweh their God and David their king.

They will come in fear to Yahweh

and to his goodness at the end of days.