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New International Reader's Version

Hosea 3 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

Hosea Brings His Wife Back to Himself

1. The Lord said to me, "Go. Show your love to your wife again. She is loved by another man. And she has committed adultery. But I want you to love her just as I love the people of Israel. They turn to other gods. And they love to offer raisin cakes to Baal and eat them. In spite of that, I love my people."

2. So I bought Gomer for six ounces of silver and about ten bushels of barley.

3. Then I told her, "You must wait for me for a long time. You must not be a prostitute. You must not have sex with any man. And I will wait for you."

4. So the people of Israel will live for a long time without a king or prince. They won't have sacrifices or sacred stones. They won't have sacred linen aprons or statues of family gods.