| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Then the LORD said to me, "Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the LORD loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes." | 1The LORD said to me, "Go, show love to your wife again, even though she loves another man and continually commits adultery. Likewise, the LORD loves the Israelites although they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols." |
| 2So I bought her for 15 shekels of silver and five bushels of barley. | 2So I paid fifteen shekels of silver and about seven bushels of barley to purchase her. |
| 3I said to her, "You must live with me many days. Don't be promiscuous or belong to any man, and I will act the same way toward you." | 3Then I told her, "You must live with me many days; you must not commit adultery or have sexual intercourse with another man, and I also will wait for you." |
| 4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols. | 4For the Israelites must live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred fertility pillar, without ephod or idols. |
| 5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days. | 5Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the LORD their God and their Davidic king. Then they will submit to the LORD in fear and receive his blessings in the future. |
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