So I (A)bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a [a]half of barley. Then I said to her, “You shall (B)stay with me for many days. You shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a [b]man; so I will also be toward you.” For the sons of Israel will remain for many days (C)without king or prince, (D)without sacrifice or sacred (E)pillar and without (F)ephod or [c](G)household idols.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 3:2 Heb lethech
  2. Hosea 3:3 Or husband
  3. Hosea 3:4 Heb teraphim