| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the LORD for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.” | 1Then the LORD told me: "Go love your wife again, even though she is being loved by another and is committing adultery. Love her the same way the LORD loves the people of Israel, even though they look to other gods and love raisin cakes." |
| 2So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one and one-half homers of barley. | 2So I bought her back for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and one and a half omers of barley. |
| 3And I said to her, “You shall stay with me many days; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man—so, too, will I be toward you.” | 3I told her, "You will remain with me a long time, you won't be promiscuous, you won't be involved with any man, and I'll do the same." |
| 4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim. | 4Likewise, the people of Israel will dwell a long time without a king, without a prince, without sacrifice, without sacred pillars, and with neither ephod nor teraphim. |
| 5Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days. | 5Afterward, 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. |
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