“Be careful not to make any agreements with the people who live in that land. If you do this, then you might join them when they worship their gods. Those people will invite you to join them, and you will eat their sacrifices. [344]
Hosea 3:3 - Easy To Read Version Then I told her, “You must stay at home with me for many days. You must not be like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [28]} You will not be with another man. And I will be your husband.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I said to her, You shall be [betrothed] to me for many days; you shall not play the harlot and you shall not belong to another man. So will I also be to you [until you have proved your loyalty to me and our marital relations may be resumed]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible I said to her, “You must stay with me for many days; you won’t act like a prostitute; you won’t have sex with a man, nor I with you.” Catholic Public Domain Version And I said to her, "You will wait for me for many days. You will not commit fornication, and you will not be with a man. But I also will wait for you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And 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. |
“Be careful not to make any agreements with the people who live in that land. If you do this, then you might join them when they worship their gods. Those people will invite you to join them, and you will eat their sacrifices. [344]
She must take off the clothes she was wearing that showed she was taken in war. She must stay in your house and be sad about losing her father and her mother for a full month. After that, you may go to her and become her husband. She will be your wife.