1Again the LORD<\/small> said to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go, love a woman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
who is loved by her spouse but commits adultery;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just as the LORD<\/small> loves the Israelites,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
though they turn to other gods<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and love raisin cakes.*<\/sup><\/a>2*<\/sup><\/a> So I acquired her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. 3Then I said to her:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou will wait for me for many days;<\/p>\n\n\n\n you will not prostitute yourself<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or belong to any man;<\/p>\n\n\n\n I in turn will wait for you.\u201d 4*<\/sup><\/a> For the Israelites will remain many days<\/p>\n\n\n\n without king or prince,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Without sacrifice or sacred pillar,<\/p>\n\n\n\n without ephod or household gods. 5Afterward the Israelites will turn back<\/p>\n\n\n\n and seek the LORD<\/small>, their God,<\/p>\n\n\n\n and David, their king;*<\/sup><\/a> a<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n They will come trembling to the LORD<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n and to his bounty, in the last days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1Again the LORD said to me: Go, love a woman who is loved by her spouse but commits adultery; Just as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.*2* So I acquired her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. … <\/p>\n