Israel Will Return to God
1 Then theLordsaid to me, “Go again, love a womanwhoisloved by alover and is committing adultery, just like the love of theLordfor the children of Israel, who look to other gods and lovetheraisin cakesofthepagans.”
2 So I bought her for myself for fifteenshekelsof silver, and one and one-half homers of barley.
3 And I said to her, “You shallstay with me many days; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man—so, too,willIbetoward you.”
4 For the children of Israel shall abide many dayswithout king or prince, without sacrifice orsacredpillar, withoutephod orteraphim.
5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return andseek theLordtheir God andDavid their king. They shall fear theLordand His goodness in thelatter days.