1 T hen the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”

And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of a friend, and an adulteress, according to the love of Jehovah for the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love raisin-cakes.

2 S o I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a half of barley.

So I bought her to me for fifteen silver, and for a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley.

3 T hen I said to her, “You shall stay with me for many days. You shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man; so I will also be toward you.”

And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be man's, and I will also be for thee.

4 F or the sons of Israel will remain for many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar and without ephod or household idols.

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without statue, and without ephod and teraphim.

5 A fterward the sons of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king; and they will come trembling to the Lord and to His goodness in the last days.

Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king; and shall turn with fear toward Jehovah and toward his goodness, at the end of the days.