Hosea 3

Another Symbolic Marriage

1 And Yahweh said to me again,

"Go, love a woman

who has a lover*Literally "who is beloved of a friend" and is committing adultery,

just like the love of Yahweh for the children of Israel,

but they are turning to other gods

and love raisin cakes."

2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver

and a homer of barely and a measure of wine.*Hebrew "a measure of barley"; the LXX has "a nebel of wine," although some modern translations, e.g. NASB, have "a homer and a half of barley"

3 And I said to her,

"You must remain as mine*Literally "You must sit at home for me" for many days,

and you will not play the whore;

you will not belong*Literally "you will not be" to a man,

and I will belong to you."