3and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife: so will I also be toward thee.


In Context

1 And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.

2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and 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 any man's wife: so will I also be toward thee.

4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim:

5 afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days.

Hosea 3:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Then 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."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And I said to her: Thou shalt wait for me many days: thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt be no man's, and I also will wait for thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be another man's, and I will also be for thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:3and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife: so will I also be toward thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3And I said to 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3I said to her, |You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man. I will also be so toward you.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3and 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And I said to her, You shall abide for me many days; you shall not play the harlot, and you shall not be for another man: so will I also be for you.