


Hosea 3:1
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¶ Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of [her] friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
Then said {H559} the LORD {H3068} unto me, Go {H3212} yet, love {H157} a woman {H802} beloved {H157} of her friend {H7453}, yet an adulteress {H5003}, according to the love {H160} of the LORD {H3068} toward the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478}, who look {H6437} to other {H312} gods {H430}, and love {H157} flagons {H809} of wine {H6025}.
ADONAI said to me, "Go once more, and show love to [this] wife [of yours] who has been loved by her boyfriend, to this adulteress - just as ADONAI loves the people of Isra'el, even though they turn to other gods and love the raisin cakes [offered to them]."
Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”
And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.
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