Hosea:3
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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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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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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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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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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 .