{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/hosea/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T07:14:10.895Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Hosea","bookSlug":"hosea","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":4,"totalChapters":14,"totalVerses":5},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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 other gods, and love raisin-cakes."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"So I bought her to me for fifteen silver pieces, and for a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be another man's, and I will also be for thee."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without statue, and without ephod and teraphim."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king; and shall turn with fear toward Jehovah and toward his goodness, at the end of the days."}],"citation":{"inline":"Hosea 3 (DBT)","markdown":"[Hosea 3](https://primebible.com/dbt/hosea/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/hosea/3 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}