3:1 Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love ①a woman who is loved by her ②husband, yet is committing adultery, as the LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love ③raisin cakes.”
▷ ①I.e., Gomer ②Lit companion ③Used in idolatry
3:2 So I purchased her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and a ①homer and a ②lethech of barley.
▷ ①About 7.7 cubic feet or 0.22 cubic meters ②About 3.8 cubic feet or 0.11 cubic meters
3:3 Then I said to her, “You shall live with me for many days. You shall not play the prostitute, nor shall you have another man; so I will also be toward you.”
3:4 For the sons of Israel will live for many days without a king or leader, without sacrifice or memorial stone, and without ephod or ①household idols.
▷ ①Heb teraphim
3:5 Afterward the sons of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king; and they will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.