Focused Passage

Hosea 3:1-5

Redeeming Love and Israel's Waiting Return

The LORD commands Hosea to love an adulterous woman as a sign of divine love for idolatrous Israel, Hosea redeems her and places her under a season of restrained restoration, and the chapter interprets the act as Israel's coming deprivation followed by return to the LORD and to David their king.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Then 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 love to offer raisin cakes to idols.”

2So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.

3Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”

4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Zechariah 2:6BSB references James 4:4Classic cross-references Isaiah 54:4Classic cross-references Hosea 1:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 3:12Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:22Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:20OliveGrove study links Luke 1:32-33OliveGrove study links Revelation 5:9OliveGrove study links

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto meאֵלַ֗יH413Preposition | first person common singularGoלֵ֣ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularshow loveאֱ‍ֽהַב־H157Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularto your wifeאִשָּׁ֔הH802Noun - feminine singularagainע֚וֹדH5750Adverbthough she is lovedאֲהֻ֥בַתH157Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular constructby anotherרֵ֖עַH7453Noun - masculine singularand is an adulteressוּמְנָאָ֑פֶתH5003Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singularLove herכְּאַהֲבַ֤תH160Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructas the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular[loves]אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularthough theyוְהֵ֗םH1992Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralturnפֹּנִים֙H6437Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionotherאֲחֵרִ֔יםH312Adjective - masculine pluralgodsאֱלֹהִ֣יםH430Noun - masculine pluraland love to offerוְאֹהֲבֵ֖יH157Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructraisin cakes [to idols]אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥יH809Noun - feminine plural construct. . .עֲנָבִֽים׃H6025Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

Or Go show love to a woman who is loved by another
Literally and love raisin cakes

Verse 2

Cross-references

Genesis 34:12Classic cross-references Ezekiel 45:11Classic cross-references Genesis 29:18Classic cross-references Leviticus 27:16Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:20OliveGrove study links Luke 1:32-33OliveGrove study links Revelation 5:9OliveGrove study links

Original words

So I bought herוָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָH3739Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular-לִּ֔יPreposition | first person common singularfor fifteen [shekels]בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥הH2568Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular. . .עָשָׂ֖רH6240Number - masculine singularof silverכָּ֑סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularand a homerוְחֹ֥מֶרH2563Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructand a lethechוְלֵ֥תֶךְH3963Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .שְׂעֹרִֽים׃H8184Noun - feminine pluralof barleyשְׂעֹרִ֖יםH8184Noun - feminine plural

BSB notes

15 shekels is approximately 6 ounces or 171 grams of silver.
Or a homer and a half of barley; that is, a total of approximately 9.36 bushels or 330 liters (probably about 436 pounds or 198 kilograms of barley); LXX a homer of barley and a wineskin full of wine

Verse 3

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 21:13Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 7:4Classic cross-references Daniel 8:26Classic cross-references Jeremiah 2:20Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:4Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:20OliveGrove study links Luke 1:32-33OliveGrove study links Revelation 5:9OliveGrove study links

Original words

Then I saidוָאֹמַ֣רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularto herאֵלֶ֗יהָH413Preposition | third person feminine singularYou must liveתֵּ֣שְׁבִיH3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularwith meלִ֔יPreposition | first person common singularfor manyרַבִּים֙H7227Adjective - masculine pluraldaysיָמִ֤יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralyou must notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebe promiscuousתִזְנִ֔יH2181Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular. . .וְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleor belong toתִֽהְיִ֖יH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularanotherלְאִ֑ישׁH376Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularandוְגַם־H1571ConjunctionIאֲנִ֖יH589Pronoun - first person common singularwill do the same for youאֵלָֽיִךְ׃H413Preposition | second person feminine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Genesis 31:19Classic cross-references Isaiah 11:11Classic cross-references Judges 17:5Classic cross-references Daniel 12:1Classic cross-references Lamentations 2:9Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:20OliveGrove study links Luke 1:32-33OliveGrove study links Revelation 5:9OliveGrove study links

Original words

Forכִּ֣י׀H3588Conjunctionthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularmust liveיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙H3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralmanyרַבִּ֗יםH7227Adjective - masculine pluraldaysיָמִ֣יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralwithoutאֵ֥יןH369Adverbkingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙H4428Noun - masculine singularor princeשָׂ֔רH8269Noun - masculine singularwithoutוְאֵ֣יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbsacrificeזֶ֖בַחH2077Noun - masculine singularorוְאֵ֣יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbsacred pillarמַצֵּבָ֑הH4676Noun - feminine singular. . .וְאֵ֥יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverband withoutוְאֵ֥יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbephodאֵפ֖וֹדH646Noun - masculine singularor idolוּתְרָפִֽים׃H8655Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

Jeremiah 29:11Classic cross-references Romans 11:26Classic cross-references Jeremiah 30:9Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:4Classic cross-references Ezekiel 34:23Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:20OliveGrove study links Luke 1:32-33OliveGrove study links Revelation 5:9OliveGrove study links

Original words

Afterwardאַחַ֗רH310Adverbthe peopleבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwill returnיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙H7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland seekוּבִקְשׁוּ֙H1245Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulartheir Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural-וְאֵ֖תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Davidדָּוִ֣דH1732Noun - proper - masculine singulartheir kingמַלְכָּ֑םH4428Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralThey will come tremblingוּפָחֲד֧וּH6342Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand toוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | PrepositionHis goodnessטוּב֖וֹH2898Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularin the lastבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתH319Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructdaysהַיָּמִֽים׃פH3117Article | Noun - masculine plural

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