Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then the Lord said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress,
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."
A Conservative Version
And LORD said to me, Go again, love a woman beloved of [her] friend, and an adulteress, even as LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.
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.
Amplified
Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman (
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to me, Give your love again to a woman who has a lover and is false to her husband, even as the Lord has love for the children of Israel, though they are turned to other gods and are lovers of grape-cakes.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of a friend, and an adulteress, according to the love of Jehovah for the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love raisin-cakes.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her lover, and an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh said to me again, "Go, love a woman {who has a lover} and [is] committing adultery, just like the love of Yahweh [for] the children of Israel, but they [are] turning to other gods and love raisin cakes."
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah said to me, Go again. Love a woman beloved by a friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of Jehovah toward the sons of Israel, who turn to other gods, and love raisin-cakes of grapes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said the LORD to me, "Go yet thy way and vow an adulterous woman, whom thy neighbour loveth as the LORD doth the children of Israel: howbeit, they have respect to strange gods, and love the wine cans."
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 loved by another, and an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh unto me, Once more, go love a woman who loveth a friend, and is an adulteress, - according to the love of Yahweh unto the sons of Israel, though they keep turning away unto other gods, and love idolatrous raisin-cakes.
Webster
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.
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."
Youngs 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.'
Themes
Flagon » Translated (av) flagon of wine, cake of raisin (rv)
Idolatry » Consists in » Looking to other gods
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Another Symbolic Marriage
1 Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 3:20
So you have
O house of Israel,” declares the Lord.
Hosea 1:2-3
When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “
Exodus 32:6
So the next day they rose early and
Deuteronomy 7:6-7
For you are
Judges 9:27
They went out into the field and gathered the grapes of their vineyards and trod them, and held a
Judges 10:16
2 Samuel 6:19
Further, he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, both to men and women, a cake of bread and one of dates and one of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed each to his house.
2 Kings 13:23
But the
Nehemiah 9:18-19
A calf of molten metal
And said, ‘This is your God
Who brought you up from Egypt,’
And committed great
Nehemiah 9:31
For You are
Psalm 106:43-46
They, however, were rebellious in their
And so
Psalm 123:2
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our
Until He is gracious to us.
Isaiah 17:7-8
And his eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 45:22
For I am God, and there is no other.
Jeremiah 3:1-4
And she goes from him
And belongs to another man,
Will he still return to her?
Will not that land be completely
But you
Yet you
Jeremiah 3:12-14
Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say,
‘
‘
For I am
‘I will not be angry forever.
Jeremiah 31:20
Is he a delightful child?
Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him;
Therefore My
I will surely
Hosea 4:11
Hosea 7:5
He stretched out his hand with
Hosea 9:1-2
For you have
You have loved harlots’ earnings on
Hosea 11:8
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
How can I
How can I treat you like
My heart is turned over within Me,
Amos 2:8
And in the house of their God they
Amos 6:6
While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils,
Yet they have not
Micah 7:7
I will
My
Micah 7:18-20
And passes over the rebellious act of the
He does not
Because He
Zechariah 1:16
Therefore thus says the Lord, “I will
Matthew 26:50
And Jesus said to him,
Luke 1:54-55
1 Corinthians 10:7
Do not be
1 Corinthians 10:21
1 Peter 4:3
For