Hosea 3

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1 And the LORD said unto me, Go forth again, and fall in love with a woman beloved of a husband, but committing adultery, just as the LORD loves the children of Israel, and they turn to other gods and love their grape cakes.
2 And I acquired it for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and for a homer of barley and half a barley
3 And said to her, "You stay with me for many days; Do not be a harlot, and do not be with another; So will I also be for you.
4 For for a long time the sons of Israel will remain without a king and without a prince and without a sacrifice, without an altar, without an ephod and teraphim.
5 After that the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king, and they shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

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