Hosea 3:2
“So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:”
Hosea 3:2 — King James Version
Verse 2 of 5 in Hosea chapter 3 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Hosea 3:2 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley.”
- American Standard Version
- “So I bought3739 her to me for fifteen6240 pieces of silver3701, and a homer2563 of barley8184, and a half-homer3963 of barley8184;”
Hosea 3 — full chapter (King James Version)
Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of , who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. So I bought her to me for fifteen , and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley: 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. For the children of shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an , and without teraphim: Afterward shall the children of return, and seek the LORD their God, and their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.