Hosea’s Wife Is Redeemed
1 Then the LORD said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though shea commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the LORD still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.b”
1 Then the LORD said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though shea commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the LORD still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.b”
2 So I bought her back for fifteen pieces of silverc and five bushels of barley and a measure of wine.d
3 Then I said to her, “You must live in my house for many days and stop your prostitution. During this time, you will not have sexual relations with anyone, not even with me.e”
Hosea, 3 chapter