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Love her the same way<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:1 Lit. adultery, as">b</a></span> the LORD loves the people of Israel, even though they look to other gods and love raisin cakes.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:1 i.e. cakes used for offerings; cf. 2Sam 6:19">c</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>So I bought her back for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and one and a half omers<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:2 i.e. about ten bushels">d</a></span> of barley.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I told her, “You will remain with me a long time,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:3 Lit. me many days">e</a></span> you won’t be promiscuous, you won’t be involved with any man, and I’ll do the same.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:3 Lit. same with you">f</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Likewise, the people of Israel will dwell a long time<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:4 Lit. will live many days">g</a></span> without a king, without a prince, without sacrifice, without sacred<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:4 The Heb. lacks sacred">h</a></span> pillars, and with neither ephod nor teraphim.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:4 i.e. images used for divination">i</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come in awe to the LORD and to his goodness in the last days.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 3:1 Or <i>love a woman</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 3:1 Lit. <i>adultery, as</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 3:1 i.e. cakes used for offerings; cf. 2Sam 6:19<br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 3:2 i.e. about ten bushels<br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 3:3 Lit. <i>me many days</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 3:3 Lit. <i>same with you</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 3:4 Lit. <i>will live many days</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 3:4 The Heb. lacks <i>sacred</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 3:4 i.e. images used for divination<br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../hosea/2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../hosea/4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/hosea/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>