Hosea 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Hosea 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said to me, “Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.””
Hosea 3:1 — World English Bible
Hosea 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Hosea 3:1 — American Standard Version
Hosea 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith unto me: `Again, go, love a woman, loved of a friend, and an adulteress, like the loved of Jehovah, the sons of Israel, and they are turning unto other gods, and are lovers of grape-cakes.'”
Hosea 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of a friend, and an adulteress, according to the love of Jehovah for the children of Israel, though they turn to othergods, and love raisin-cakes. ”
Hosea 3:1 — Darby Translation
Hosea 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said the Lord to me, Goe yet, and loue a woman (beloued of her husband, and was an harlot) according to the loue of the Lord toward the children of Israel: yet they looked to other gods, and loued the wine bottels.”
Hosea 3:1 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 3:1 in Context — Hosea 3
1 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.
2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
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What Does Hosea 3:1 Mean?
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