Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.” New Living Translation Then the LORD said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the LORD still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.” English Standard Version And the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.” Berean Standard Bible Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.” Berean Literal Bible And YHWH said to me: “Again go, love a woman loved by by another and is committing adultery, according to the love of YHWH for the sons of Israel, and they are turning to other gods and are loving the cakes of raisins!” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the LORD for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.” New American Standard Bible Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet is committing adultery, as the LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” NASB 1995 Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” NASB 1977 Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” Legacy Standard Bible Then Yahweh said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by her companion and is an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” Amplified Bible Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman (Gomer) who is beloved by her husband and yet is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love the raisin cakes [used in the feasts in pagan worship].” Berean Annotated Bible Then the LORD {YHWH} said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another (Go show love to a woman who is loved by another) and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites (God prevails), though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols \and love raisin cakes/. Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the LORD loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the LORD loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Once again the LORD spoke to me. And this time he said, "Hosea, fall in love with an unfaithful woman 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." English Revised Version And the LORD said unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend and an adulteress, even as the LORD loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the LORD told me, "Love your wife again, even though she is loved by others and has committed adultery. Love her as I, the LORD, love the Israelites, even though they have turned to other gods and love to eat raisin cakes." Good News Translation The LORD said to me, "Go again and show your love for a woman who is committing adultery with a lover. You must love her just as I still love the people of Israel, even though they turn to other gods and like to take offerings of raisins to idols." International Standard Version Then the LORD told me: "Go love your wife again, even though she is being loved by another and is committing adultery. Love her the same way the LORD loves the people of Israel, even though they look to other gods and love raisin cakes." NET Bible The LORD said to me, "Go, show love to your wife again, even though she loves another man and continually commits adultery. Likewise, the LORD loves the Israelites although they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols." New Heart English Bible The LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman who loves another, and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins." Webster's Bible Translation Then said the LORD to me, Go yet, love a woman beloved by her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD towards the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThen the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.” World English Bible 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd YHWH says to me: “Again, go, love a woman, loved of a friend, and an adulteress, like the loved of YHWH, the sons of Israel, and they are turning to other gods, and are lovers of grape-cakes.” Berean Literal Bible And YHWH said to me: “Again go, love a woman loved by by another and is committing adultery, according to the love of YHWH for the sons of Israel, and they are turning to other gods and are loving the cakes of raisins!” Young's Literal Translation 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.' Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah will say to me, Yet go, love a woman loving evil and an adulteress, as Jehovah loves the sons of Israel, and they took to other gods and love raisin-cakes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Lord said to me: Go yet again, and love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress : as the Lord loveth the children of Israel, and they look to strange gods, and love the husks of the grapes. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said to me: “Go yet again, and love a woman, beloved by a friend, yet an adulteress, for so does the Lord love the sons of Israel, yet they look to strange gods, and love the seeds of grapes.” New American Bible Again the LORD said to me: Go, love a woman who is loved by her spouse but commits adultery; Just as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes. New Revised Standard Version The LORD said to me again, “Go, love a woman who has a lover and is an adulteress, just as the LORD loves the people of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTHEN the LORD said to me, Go again, love a woman who is fond of doing evil things and an adulteress, as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they have turned and have gone after other gods, and love raisin cakes. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: ”Again, go love a woman, an adulteress, who loves evil things, as LORD JEHOVAH loves the children of Israel, and they turned after other gods, and they loved honey cakes of raisins” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the LORD said unto me: 'Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend and an adulteress, even as the LORD loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord said to me, Go yet, and love a woman that loves evil things, an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, and they have respect to strange gods, and love cakes of dried grapes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hosea Redeems His Wife1Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.” 2So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.… Cross References Then the LORD said to me, Hosea 1:2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.” Jeremiah 1:7 But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. Ezekiel 2:1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” “Go show love to your wife again, Hosea 2:19-20 So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.” Malachi 2:14-16 Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith. Ephesians 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Jeremiah 3:1 “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 16:32 You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband! Hosea 2:5 For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’ Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, Hosea 11:1-4 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. / But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images. / It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them. … Deuteronomy 7:7-8 The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. / But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion. though they turn to other gods Deuteronomy 31:18 And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods. Judges 2:12-13 Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. 1 Kings 11:4 For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.” Jeremiah 44:19 “Moreover,” said the women, “when we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?” Treasury of Scripture Then said the LORD to 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. Go yet. Hosea 1:2,3 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD… friend. Jeremiah 3:1,20 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD… Matthew 26:50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. according. Hosea 11:8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. Deuteronomy 7:6,7 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth… Judges 10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. look. Psalm 123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. Isaiah 17:7,8 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel… Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. love flagons. Hosea 4:11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. Hosea 7:5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners. Hosea 9:1,2 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor… wine. Jump to Previous Adulteress Beloved Cakes Children Flagons Friend Gods Husband Israel Love Raisin Raisins Towards Turn WineJump to Next Adulteress Beloved Cakes Children Flagons Friend Gods Husband Israel Love Raisin Raisins Towards Turn WineHosea 3 1. The Lord's intended future kindness to Israel, not withstanding their wickedness, 2. illustrated by the emblem of Hosea's conduct toward his adulterous wife. 4. The desolation of Israel before their restoration. Then the LORD said to me This phrase indicates divine communication, emphasizing the prophetic nature of Hosea's actions. The LORD's direct instruction to Hosea underscores the authority and authenticity of the message. Prophets often received direct words from God, as seen with Isaiah (Isaiah 6:8) and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:4-5). Go show love to your wife again though she is loved by another and is an adulteress Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols Persons / Places / Events 1. HoseaA prophet of God, called to deliver God's message to the Israelites. His life and marriage serve as a symbolic representation of God's relationship with Israel. 2. Gomer Hosea's wife, who is described as an adulteress. Her unfaithfulness symbolizes Israel's unfaithfulness to God. 3. The LORD (Yahweh) The God of Israel, who commands Hosea to love Gomer as a demonstration of His own steadfast love for Israel. 4. Israelites The people of Israel, who are depicted as unfaithful to God by turning to other gods. 5. Sacred Raisin Cakes These were offerings associated with idol worship, symbolizing Israel's infidelity to God. Teaching Points Unconditional LoveHosea's love for Gomer, despite her unfaithfulness, mirrors God's unconditional love for His people. We are called to love others, even when it is difficult. Symbol of Redemption Hosea's actions symbolize God's willingness to redeem and restore those who have strayed. This encourages us to seek reconciliation and forgiveness in our relationships. Faithfulness in Adversity Hosea's obedience to God's command, despite personal pain, teaches us the importance of faithfulness to God's will, even in challenging circumstances. Idolatry and Distraction The reference to "sacred raisin cakes" highlights how easily we can be distracted by worldly pleasures and idols, drawing us away from our devotion to God. Reflecting God's Love As believers, we are called to reflect God's love in our interactions, demonstrating grace and mercy to those around us. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Hosea 3:1?2. How does Hosea 3:1 illustrate God's unfailing love for His people? 3. What does Hosea's command to love an adulteress teach about forgiveness? 4. How does Hosea 3:1 connect to Christ's love for the Church? 5. In what ways can we demonstrate unconditional love in our relationships today? 6. How does Hosea 3:1 challenge us to love those who have wronged us? 7. Why does God command Hosea to love an adulterous woman in Hosea 3:1? 8. How does Hosea 3:1 illustrate God's relationship with Israel? 9. What is the significance of Hosea buying back his wife in Hosea 3:1? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Hosea 3? 11. Could the events of Hosea 3 be purely symbolic or allegorical, and if so, what would that imply about their historical reliability? 12. How can we reconcile the command in Hosea 3:1 for a prophet to marry a prostitute with moral standards presented elsewhere in Scripture? 13. Is there any historical or archaeological evidence indicating that Hosea’s marriage to Gomer, as described in Hosea 3, actually took place? 14. What is a spiritual spouse? What Does Hosea 3:1 Mean Then the LORD said to me• The passage opens with God’s direct command, underscoring that Hosea’s actions are initiated by divine authority, not personal impulse (cf. Isaiah 55:11; Jeremiah 1:4–5). • Scripture consistently presents prophetic obedience as non-negotiable; Hosea’s response models the believing heart that listens even when the command is costly (1 Samuel 15:22; John 14:15). Go show love to your wife again • Hosea’s marriage is literal history and a living illustration of covenant grace. The prophet is told to pursue Gomer despite her failure, mirroring God’s unfailing pursuit of His people (Romans 5:8). • The word “again” highlights restoration, echoing God’s promise to restore Israel after judgment (Jeremiah 31:3; Micah 7:18–19). • Practical picture: sacrificial, initiating love—parallel to Christ loving the church and giving Himself for her (Ephesians 5:25). Though she is loved by another and is an adulteress • Gomer’s unfaithfulness is real and ongoing, emphasizing that grace reaches into present sin, not cleaned-up futures (Luke 15:20). • Her divided loyalties reflect Israel’s spiritual adultery with pagan nations and gods (Exodus 34:15–16; James 4:4). • The severity of her condition magnifies the costliness of Hosea’s love, a shadow of the ultimate cost paid at the cross (1 Peter 2:24). Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites • God sets the standard: Hosea’s love must mirror divine covenant love—steadfast, loyal, and unearned (Deuteronomy 7:7–8; Psalm 136:1). • The command roots human marriage in God’s redemptive plan; spouses are called to embody His faithfulness (Malachi 2:14–16). • This divine pattern anticipates the gospel, where God loves first, enabling the beloved to respond (1 John 4:10, 19). Though they turn to other gods • Israel’s idolatry is not incidental; it is continual rebellion (Judges 2:11–13; Hosea 4:12). • God’s love endures despite their treachery, proving His covenant cannot be nullified by human failure (Romans 11:29). • The contrast—God staying while Israel strays—exposes the patience that leads to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). And love to offer raisin cakes to idols • Raisin cakes were delicacies used in pagan worship; Israel relished the tangible benefits of idolatry (Jeremiah 7:18). • By noting what the people “love,” the text diagnoses misplaced affections; sin is not merely rule-breaking but heart adultery (Matthew 6:21). • Hosea’s obedient love confronts their appetite for lesser loves, showcasing a superior affection that alone satisfies (Psalm 63:3). summary Hosea 3:1 portrays God commanding Hosea to reenact divine grace: to pursue, forgive, and restore his unfaithful wife just as the LORD relentlessly loves Israel despite her spiritual adultery. Each phrase unwraps a facet of covenant faithfulness—God speaks, the prophet obeys, sin is exposed, and grace prevails. The verse declares that God’s love is active, costly, and stronger than human rebellion, pointing ultimately to Christ’s redemptive pursuit of His bride. (1) Adulteress.--The woman described here is the daughter of Diblaim--beloved of her friend; better rendered, loved by another. This is preferable to the LXX., "a lover of evil," which is based on a different reading of the same original text. Gomer is now the concubine slave of another--possibly in poor and destitute condition. And yet the prophet's love for her is like Jehovah's love for "the children of Israel, even when they are turned to other gods, and love grape-cakes"--the luscious sacrificial cakes used in idolatrous worship: a term generally descriptive of the licentious accompaniments of the Ashtoreth worship. (Comp. Jeremiah 7:18.)Verse 1. - The general meaning of this verse is well given in the Chaldee Targum: "Go, utter a prophecy against the house of Israel, who are like a woman very dear to her husband, and who, though she is unfaithful to him, is nevertheless so greatly loved by him that he is unwilling to put her away. Such is the love of the Lord towards Israel; but they turn aside to the idols of the nations." The word mr is in contrast with 'techillath, as the second part of Jehovah's continued discourse. It is erroneously and, contrary to the accents, constructed with "said" by Kimchi and others (Ewald considers it admissible, Umbreit preferable). Kimchi's comment on this verse is: "After the prophet finished his words of consolation, he returns to words of censure, turning to the men of his own time. And it is the custom of the prophets to intermingle reproofs with consolations in their discourses. But he says yet (again), because he had already commanded him to marry a wife of whoredoms, and now he speaks to him another parable." This time he does not employ the ordinary and usual word "take," but "love." plainly implying that he had already married her, so that her unfaithfulness took place in wedlock; or rather indicating the object of the union. Beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress. Her friend or companion is(1) her lawful husband, but contemporaneously and continuously with her husband's love to her are her adulteries with others, as is implied by the participles. (2) רֵע, being indefinite as not having article or suffix, is understood by some to be an acquaintance or lover, and preferred, as a milder term, to מְאַהֵב. The contrast was realized in Jehovah's love for Israel, notwithstanding their spiritual adultery in worshipping other gods. According to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel who look (turn) to other gods. Two expressions in this clause recall, if they do not actually reflect, the words of two older Scriptures; thus in Deuteronomy 7:8 we read, "Because the Lord loved you;" and in Deuteronomy 31:18, "They are turned unto ether gods." (3) The LXX. has γυναῖκα ἀγαπῶσαν πονηρά, having probably read אֹהֶבֶת רַע. And love flagons of wine (margin, grapes). The term ashishe, according to Rashi and Aben Ezra, means "bowls," that is, "bowls of wine" (literally, "of grapes"). They probably connected the word with the root shesh, six, a sextorius, and hence any other wine-vessel. The Septuagint, however, renders the word πέμματα μετὰ σταφίδος, "cakes with dried grapes." This meaning is to be preferred, whether we derive the word from אִשַׁשׁ, to press together, or from אֵשׁ, fire; according to the former and correct derivation, the sense being cakes of grapes pressed together; according to the latter, cakes baked with fire. Gesenius differentiates the word from צִמּוּק, dried grapes, but not pressed together into a cake, and from דְּבֵלַה, figs pressed together into a cake. These raisin-cakes were regarded as luxuries and used as delicacies; hence a fondness for such indicated a proneness to sensual indulgence, and figuratively the sensuous service belonging to idol-worship. Hebrew Then the LORDיְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Go לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk show love אֱֽהַב־ (’ĕhaḇ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f to your wife אִשָּׁ֔ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female again, ע֚וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more though she is loved אֲהֻ֥בַת (’ă·hu·ḇaṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular construct Strong's 157: To have affection f by another רֵ֖עַ (rê·a‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow and is an adulteress. וּמְנָאָ֑פֶת (ū·mə·nā·’ā·p̄eṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 5003: To commit adultery, to apostatize [Love her] כְּאַהֲבַ֤ת (kə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 160: Love (noun) as the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel loves וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י (wə·’ō·hă·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 157: To have affection f the Israelites, בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son though they וְהֵ֗ם (wə·hêm) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They turn פֹּנִים֙ (pō·nîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to other אֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other gods אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative [and offer] cakes אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י (’ă·šî·šê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 809: Something closely pressed together, a cake of raisins, other comfits of raisin.” עֲנָבִֽים׃ (‘ă·nā·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6025: A grape Links Hosea 3:1 NIVHosea 3:1 NLT Hosea 3:1 ESV Hosea 3:1 NASB Hosea 3:1 KJV Hosea 3:1 BibleApps.com Hosea 3:1 Biblia Paralela Hosea 3:1 Chinese Bible Hosea 3:1 French Bible Hosea 3:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 3:1 Yahweh said to me Go again love (Ho Hs Hos.) |
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