Hosea 3:1-3

Contemporary English Version

God's Love Offers Hope

3 Once again the Lord spoke to me. And this time he said, “Hosea, fall in love with an unfaithful woman^[a] who has a lover. Do this to show that I love the people of Israel, even though they worship idols and enjoy the offering cakes made with fruit.”

² So I paid 15 pieces of silver and about 150 kilograms of grain for such a woman. ³ Then I said, “Now you are mine! You will have to remain faithful to me, though it will be a long time before we sleep together.”