Context at a Glance
Author:Traditional Attribution
Topic:hosea Chapter 3 Study
This chapter provides a foundational look at the theological themes of hosea, analyzed across multiple historic translations for maximum scholarly depth.
Hosea 3
American Standard Version
1And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.
2So I bought her to me for fifteen of silver, and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley;
3and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife: so will I also be toward thee.
4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim:
5afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days.