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Hosea 3

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1 Then 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.” ⓛ
2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and five bushels of barley. [1] [2] ⓜ
3 I said to her, “You are to live with me many days. You must not be promiscuous or belong to any man, and I will act the same way toward you.”
4 For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, ⓝ without sacrifice ⓐ or sacred pillar, ⓑ and without ephod ⓒ or household idols. ⓓ
5 Afterward, 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.