1And 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. 2So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver , and a homer of barley , and a half-homer of barley ;
The Consequences of Unfaithfulness
3and I said unto her , Thou shalt abide for me many days ; thou shalt not play the harlot , and thou shalt not be any man’s wife: so will I also be toward thee. 4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king , and without prince , and without sacrifice , and without pillar , and without ephod or teraphim :
Future Hope and Restoration
5afterward shall the children of Israel return , and seek Jehovah their God , and David their king , and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days .