Hosea 3:2

So I secured her to me, for fifteen pieces of silver,—and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

In Context

1Then 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.

3and I said unto her, Many days, shalt thou tarry for me, thou shalt not be unchaste, neither shalt thou become another man’s,—moreover also, I, [will tarry] for thee.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:41This, hath been my lot twenty years in thy house,—I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, And six years for thy sheep—And thou didst change my wages ten times:—

Exodus 22:17If her father utterly refuse, to give her to him, silver, shall he weigh out, according to the purchase-price of virgins.

1 Samuel 18:25Then said Saul—Thus, shall ye say unto David—The king hath no delight in purchase-price, but rather in a hundred foreskins of Philistines, by avenging himself on the enemies of the king. But, Saul, thought to let David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Ezekiel 45:11the ephah and the bath of one fixed measure, shall be, to contain the tenth of a homer, the bath,—and the tenth of a homer, the ephah, unto the homer, shall be the proportion thereof;

Matthew Henry on Hosea 3:2-5

Idolatry of Israel; The Prophet's Remonstrances; Promises to the Penitent. ( b. c. 760.) 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. 2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a homer of barley, and a half homer of barley: 3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be… Read the whole commentary →

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