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Book 28 of 66 · Minor Prophets

HoseaChapter 3 · Israel and love

5 verses1 sections1 min readProphetic visionComplete KJV text

Hosea 3 contains 5 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include Israel, love, and kingship.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Hosea 3?

The chapter opens, “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 Israel, who look to other…” It closes in verse 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.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
Israellovekingship
Passage
Hosea 3:1–5
Reading time
About 1 minute · 156 words
Section-by-section outline

Hosea 3 outline

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  1. Verses 1–5

    Israel · Love

    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 Israel, who look to other gods, and love…

King James Version · complete chapter

Hosea 3 KJV

1Then 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 Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. 2So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley: 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. 4For 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: 5Afterward 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.