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 the LORD said unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend and an adulteress, even as the LORD 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 an homer of barley, and an 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 the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall come with fear unto the LORD 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 American Standard 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 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 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.