Hosea 3:2

And I buy her to me for fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley;

Young's Literal Translation

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

1And 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.'

3and I say unto her, 'Many days thou dost remain for Me, thou dost not go a-whoring, nor become any one's; and I also [am] for thee.'

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Cross References

Genesis 31:41'This [is] to me twenty years in thy house: I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou changest my hire ten times;

Exodus 22:17if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.

1 Samuel 18:25And Saul saith, 'Thus do ye say to David, There is no delight to the king in dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the Philistines — to be avenged on the enemies of the king;' and Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Ezekiel 45:11The ephah and the bath is of one measure, for the bath to bear a tenth of the homer, and the ephah a tenth of the homer: according to the homer is its measurement.

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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