Hosea 3: Hosea Buys Back His Wife

The LORD tells Hosea to love his unfaithful wife again, just as God loves idolatrous Israel, so Hosea buys her back and sets a long season of faithful waiting. This pictures Israel living long without ruler or worship before turning back in awe to seek the LORD and David as their king.

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After Hosea buys his wife back, what does he tell her in 3:3?

She must stay with him a long time, faithful only to himShe may go back to her lover once the price has been repaidShe will serve him as a hired worker until her debt is paidShe must leave his house and live by herself in the desert