1 Then the Loʀᴅ said to me, “Go again, love a 1I.e. Gomerwoman who is loved by her 2Lit companionhusband, yet an adulteress, even AJer 3:20as the Loʀᴅ loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin B2 Sam 6:19; 1 Chr 16:3; Song 2:5cakes.” 2 So I ARuth 4:10bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a 1Heb lethechhalf of barley. 3 Then I said to her, “You shall ADeut 21:13stay with me for many days. You shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a 1Or husbandman; so I will also be toward you.” 4 For the sons of Israel will remain for many days AHos 10:3; 13:10, 11without king or prince, BDan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11; Hos 2:11without sacrifice or sacred CHos 10:1, 2pillar and without DEx 28:4-12; 1 Sam 23:9-12ephod or 1Heb teraphimEGen 31:19, 34; Judg 17:5; 18:14, 17; 1 Sam 15:23household idols. 5 Afterward the sons of Israel will AJer 50:4, 5return and seek the Loʀᴅ their God and BJer 30:9; Ezek 34:24David their king; and CIs 2:2, 3; Jer 31:9they will come trembling to the Loʀᴅ and to His goodness in the last days.