Hosea 3:4
“For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:”
Hosea 3:4 — King James Version
Verse 4 of 5 in Hosea chapter 3 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Hosea 3:4 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.”
- American Standard Version
- “For the children1121 of Israel3478 shall abide3427 many7227 days3117 without king4428, and without prince8269, and without sacrifice2077, and without pillar4676, and without ephod646 or teraphim8655:”
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.