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Hosea 3:1-5

1 Hosea’s Reconciliation With His Wife
The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.”

2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about a homer and a lethek of barley.

3 Then I told her, “You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will live with you.”

4 For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or idol.

5 Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.

Cross References for Hosea 3:1-5

2 Kings 13:23 - But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 13:23 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 13:23

Hosea 11:8 - “How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Adma... Click to read the verse Hosea 11:8 Click to read the verse Hosea 11:8

Luke 1:54-55 - He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful Click to read the verse Luke 1:54-55 Click to read the verse Luke 1:54-55

Jeremiah 31:32 - It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:32 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:32

1 Corinthians 10:7 - Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and dr... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:7 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:7

Judges 10:16 - Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord. And he could bear Israel’... Click to read the verse Judges 10:16 Click to read the verse Judges 10:16

Amos 6:6 - You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions, but you do not grieve over the ruin o... Click to read the verse Amos 6:6 Click to read the verse Amos 6:6

Hosea 4:11 - to prostitution, to old wine and new, which take away the understanding Click to read the verse Hosea 4:11 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:11

Hosea 2:5 - Their mother has been unfaithful and has conceived them in disgrace. She said, ‘I will go after... Click to read the verse Hosea 2:5 Click to read the verse Hosea 2:5

Ezekiel 16:32 - “‘You adulterous wife! You prefer strangers to your own husband! Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:32 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:32

Jeremiah 31:20 - Is not Ephraim my dear son, the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him, I st... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:20

Psalms 123:2 - As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand ... Click to read the verse Psalms 123:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 123:2

Micah 7:7 - But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. Click to read the verse Micah 7:7 Click to read the verse Micah 7:7

1 Corinthians 10:21 - You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:21 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:21

James 4:4 - You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyo... Click to read the verse James 4:4 Click to read the verse James 4:4

Amos 2:8 - They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. In the house of their god they dr... Click to read the verse Amos 2:8 Click to read the verse Amos 2:8

Exodus 32:6 - So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship o... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:6 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:6

Hosea 7:14 - They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail upon their beds. They gather together for ... Click to read the verse Hosea 7:14 Click to read the verse Hosea 7:14

Ezekiel 23:37 - for they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with thei... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:37 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:37

Nehemiah 9:31 - But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:31 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:31

Micah 7:18-20 - Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inh... Click to read the verse Micah 7:18-20 Click to read the verse Micah 7:18-20

Hosea 9:1-2 - Punishment for Israel Do not rejoice, O Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For ... Click to read the verse Hosea 9:1-2 Click to read the verse Hosea 9:1-2

Isaiah 45:22 - “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:22

Jeremiah 3:12-14 - Go, proclaim this message toward the north: “‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord, ‘I ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:12-14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:12-14

Hosea 10:11 - Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her fair neck. I will... Click to read the verse Hosea 10:11 Click to read the verse Hosea 10:11

Jeremiah 11:15 - “What is my beloved doing in my temple as she works out her evil schemes with many? Can consecr... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 11:15 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 11:15

Judges 9:27 - After they had gone out into the fields and gathered the grapes and trodden them, they held a f... Click to read the verse Judges 9:27 Click to read the verse Judges 9:27

2 Samuel 6:19 - Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each person in the whole... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 6:19 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 6:19

Hosea 12:10 - I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them.” Click to read the verse Hosea 12:10 Click to read the verse Hosea 12:10

1 Peter 4:3 - For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery,... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:3

Zechariah 1:16 - “Therefore, this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my ho... Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:16 Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:16

Hosea 1:2 - Hosea’s Wife and Children When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go... Click to read the verse Hosea 1:2 Click to read the verse Hosea 1:2

Psalms 106:43-46 - Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin. Click to read the verse Psalms 106:43-46 Click to read the verse Psalms 106:43-46

Hosea 7:5 - On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hand... Click to read the verse Hosea 7:5 Click to read the verse Hosea 7:5

Song of Songs 5:16 - His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my lover, this my friend, O dau... Click to read the verse Song of Songs 5:16 Click to read the verse Song of Songs 5:16

Deuteronomy 7:6-7 - For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:6-7 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:6-7

Song of Songs 2:5 - Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. Click to read the verse Song of Songs 2:5 Click to read the verse Song of Songs 2:5

Jeremiah 3:20 - But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you have been unfaithful to me, O house of Israe... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:20

Isaiah 17:7-8 - In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel. Click to read the verse Isaiah 17:7-8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 17:7-8

Hosea 1:2-3 - Hosea’s Wife and Children When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go... Click to read the verse Hosea 1:2-3 Click to read the verse Hosea 1:2-3

Jeremiah 3:1-4 - “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:1-4 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:1-4

Nehemiah 9:18-19 - even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your god, who brought ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:18-19 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:18-19

Matthew 26:50 - Jesus replied, “Friend, do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and a... Click to read the verse Matthew 26:50 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:50