Hosea 3:2-4

International Children’s Bible

² So I bought Gomer for six ounces of silver and about ten bushels of barley. ³ Then I told her, “You must wait for me for many days. You must not be a prostitute. You must not be any other man’s lover. I, in turn, will wait for you.”

⁴ In the same way Israel will live many days without a king or leader. They will not have sacrifices or holy stone pillars. They will be without the holy vest or an idol.