Hosea 3
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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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1The Lord told me, “Go again and love a woman who is loved by another and who is committing adultery, just as the Lord loves the children of Israel, even though they turn to other gods and love their sensual worship.”
2So I bought her back for fifteen shekels of silver and one and half homers of barley.
3I told her, “You must remain with me for many days and you shall stop your prostitution. You shall not be intimate with any man, and then I shall be yours.”
4For the people of Israel shall be without a king or a prince, without a sacrifice or a stone pillar or a pagan image or an idolatrous shrine for a long time.
5After this, the people of Israel will return and dedicate themselves to the Lord their God and to the line of David their king. In the last days they will come with awe and reverence for the Lord and his goodness.
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