Hosea 3:5
“Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.”
Hosea 3:5 — King James Version
Verse 5 of 5 in Hosea chapter 3 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Hosea 3:5 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.”
- American Standard Version
- “afterward310 shall the children1121 of Israel3478 return7725, and seek1245 Jehovah3068 their God430, and David1732 their king4428, and shall come with fear6342 unto Jehovah3068 and to his goodness2898 in the latter319 days3117.”
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.