| Berean Study Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.” | 1And the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.” |
| 2So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. | 2So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. |
| 3Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.” | 3And I said to her, “You must dwell as mine for many days. You shall not play the whore, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you.” |
| 4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol. | 4For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or household gods. |
| 5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days. | 5Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God, and David their king, and they shall come in fear to the LORD and to his goodness in the latter days. |
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