Hosea 3
Brenton Septuagint Translation
Chapter overview
God tells Hosea to love an unfaithful woman again, reflecting divine love for Israel despite its idolatry. Hosea redeems her for silver and barley and requires a period of faithfulness, anticipating Israel's deprivation and eventual return to God and Davidic rule.
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1And the Lord said to me, Go yet, and love a woman that loves evil things, and an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, and they have respect to strange gods, and love cakes of dried grapes.
2So I hired her to myself for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of barley, and a flagon of wine.
3And I said unto her, Thou shalt wait for me many days; and thou shalt not commit fornication, neither shalt thou be for another man; and I will 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 altar, and without a priesthood, and without manifestations.
5And afterward shall the children of Israel return, and shall seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall be amazed at the Lord and at his goodness in the latter days.
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