Hosea 3:3

“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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Hosea 3:3

And I said vnto her, Thou shalt abide for me many dayes, thou shalt not play the harlot, & thou shalt not be for an other man, so will I also be for thee.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Then I said to her, "You shall stay with me for many days. You shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man; so I will also be toward you."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And I said to her, You are to be mine for a long space of time; you are not to be false to me, and no other man is to have you for his wife; and so will I be to you.
- Basic English Bible

Then I said to her, "You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you."
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be [another] man's, and I will also be for thee.
- Darby Bible

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.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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.
- English Revised Version

I said to her, "You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man. I will also be so toward you."
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Hosea 3:3

Wesley's Notes for Hosea 3:3


3:3 Abide for me - Thou shalt wait unmarried, until I espouse thee.


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