² So I bought her for fifteen pieces of silver, a large amount of barley, and a portion of wine.^{[a] 3} I said to her, “You must stay with me for many days; you won’t act like a prostitute; you won’t have sex with a man, nor I with you.” ⁴ Similarly, the Israelites will remain many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred standing stone, without a priestly vest or household divine images.