1 And the Lord said to me,x[ch. 1:2, 3] “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins. ” 2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and ayLev. 27:16; [Ezek. 45:11] homer and a lethech of barley. 3 And I said to her, “You mustzDeut. 21:13 dwell as mine for many days. You shall not play the whore, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you. ” 4 For the children of Israelz[See ver. 3 above] shall dwell many daysach. 10:3, 7 without king or prince,b[ch. 9:4] without sacrifice orc[ch. 10:1, 2] pillar, withoutdSee Judg. 8:27 ephod oreSee Gen. 31:19 household gods. 5 Afterwardf[ch. 14:1] the children of Israel shall return andgJer. 29:13; 50:4 seek the Lord their God, andhEzek. 34:23; [ch. 1:11]; See Jer. 23:5 David their king,i[Mic. 7:17] and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in thejIsa. 2:2; See Mic. 4:1-3 latter days.