Hosea 3:4

⁴Quia dies multos sedebunt filii Israel sine rege et sine principe et sine sacrificio et sine lapide et sine ephod et sine theraphim.

In Hosea 3, the prophet is commanded to love an adulterous woman again, mirroring God's relentless love for Israel despite their idolatry. This short chapter pivots from judgment to restoration, as Hosea buys back his estranged wife Gomer from slavery or prostitution and places her