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Hosea 3
Introduction
| 1 | The Lord's intended future kindness to Israel, not withstanding their wickedness, illustrated by the emblem of Hosea's conduct towards his adulterous wife. |
| 4 | The desolation of Israel before their restoration. |
Verse 1
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.
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.
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- Go yet
- 1:2,3
- friend
- Jeremiah 3:1,20; *marg:; Matthew 26:50
- according
- 11:8, Deuteronomy 7:6,7, Judges 10:16, 2 Kings 13:23, Nehemiah 9:18,19,31, Psalms 106:43-46, Jeremiah 3:1-4,12-14, 31:20, Micah 7:18-20, Zechariah 1:16, Luke 1:54,55
- look
- Psalms 123:2, Isaiah 17:7,8, 45:22, Micah 7:7
- love flagons
- 4:11, 7:5, 9:1,2, Exodus 32:6, Judges 9:27, Amos 2:8, 6:6, 1 Corinthians 10:7,21, 1 Peter 4:3
- wine
- Heb. grapes.
Verse 2
So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
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- I bought
- Genesis 31:41, 34:12, Exodus 22:17, 1 Samuel 18:25
- an homer
- Leviticus 27:16, Isaiah 5:10, Ezekiel 45:11
- half homer
- Heb. lethech.
Verse 3
And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
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- Thou shalt abide
- Deuteronomy 21:13
Verse 4
For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
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- without a king
- 10:3, Genesis 49:10, Jeremiah 15:4,5, John 19:15
- without a sacrifice
- 2 Chronicles 15:2, Daniel 8:11-13, 9:27, 12:11, Matthew 24:1,2, Luke 21:24, Acts 6:13,14, Hebrews 10:26
- an image
- Heb. a standing, or statue, or pillar.
- Isaiah 19:19,20
- ephod
- Exodus 28:4, Leviticus 8:7, Judges 8:27, 17:5, 1 Samuel 2:18, 14:3, 21:9, 22:18, 23:6,9, 1 Samuel 30:7, 2 Samuel 6:14
- without teraphim
- Genesis 31:19; *marg:; Judges 17:5, 18:17-24, 2 Kings 23:24; *marg:; Ezekiel 20:32, 21:21; *marg:; Micah 5:11-14, Zechariah 13:2
Verse 5
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
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- seek
- 5:6,15, Isaiah 27:12,13, Jeremiah 3:22,23, 31:6-10, 50:4,5
- and David their king
- 1 Kings 12:16, Isaiah 55:3,4, Jeremiah 30:9, 33:17, Ezekiel 34:23,24, 37:22-25, Amos 9:11, Acts 15:16-18
- fear
- Psalms 130:3,4, Jeremiah 33:9, Ezekiel 16:63, Romans 2:4
- in the
- Numbers 24:14, Deuteronomy 4:30, Isaiah 2:2, Jeremiah 30:24, Ezekiel 38:8,16, Daniel 2:28, 10:14, Micah 4:1, Romans 11:25
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