The Bible in Its Traditions

Hosea 3:1–5

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And YHWH said unto me: 'Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend and an adulteress, even as the YHWH loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.

And the Lord said to me, Go yet, and love a woman that loves evil things, an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, and they have respect to strange gods, and love cakes of dried grapes.

THEN the LORD said to me, Go again, love a woman who is fond of doing evil things and an adulteress, as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they have turned and have gone after other gods, and love raisin cakes.

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So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley;

So I hired her to myself for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of barley, and a flagon of wine.

And I contracted her to me for fifteen silver coins, and for a basket of barley, and half a basket of barley.

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and I said unto her: 'Thou shalt sit solitary for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife; nor will I be thine.'

And I said to her, “You will wait for me for many days. You will not commit fornication, and you will not be with a man. But I also will wait for you.”

And I said to her, You shall dwell as my wife for many days; you shall not play the harlot, and you shall not be for other men; so will I also be for you.

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For the children of Israel shall sit solitary many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim;

For the sons of Israel will sit for many days without a king, and without a leader, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without priestly vestments, and without religious symbols.

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afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek YHWH their God, and David their king; and shall come trembling unto the YHWH and to His goodness in the end of days.

And 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.