The Prophet Hosea

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- Chapter 3 -

(Zechariah 2:6–13)

Yahweh said to me, “Go again, love a woman, loved by her husband, but who is an adulteress. Love her just as I, Yahweh, love the people of Israel, although they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”

So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a lethek of barley.

I said to her, “You must live with me many days. You will not be a prostitute or belong to any other man. In the same way, I will be with you.”

For the people of Israel will live for many days without a king, prince, sacrifice, stone pillar, ephod or household idols.

Afterward the people of Israel will return and seek Yahweh their God and David their king, and in the last days, they will come trembling before Yahweh and his goodness.

(Zechariah 2:6–13)

The LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.”

So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer

(a)

and a half of barley.

I said to her, “You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man. I will also be so toward you.”

For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.

Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to the LORD and to his blessings in the last days.

Footnotes

(a)3:2 1 homer is about 220 liters or 6 bushels