1 Adonaisaid to me, “Go once more, and show love to [this] wife [of yours] who has been loved by her boyfriend, to this adulteress — just asAdonailoves the people of Isra’el, even though they turn to other gods and love the raisin cakes [offered to them].”
2 So I bought her back for myself with fifteen pieces of silver and eight bushels of barley .
3 Then I told her, “You are to remain in seclusion for a long time and be mine. You are not to be a prostitute, and you are not to be with any other man; and I won’t come in to have sex with you either.”
4 For the people of Isra’el are going to be in seclusion for a long time without a king, prince, sacrifice, standing-stone, ritual vest or household gods.
5 Afterwards, the people of Isra’el will repent and seekAdonaitheir God and David their king; they will come trembling toAdonaiand his goodness in theacharit-hayamim.