Hosea 3:4

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

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2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.

3 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.”

4 For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

5 Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

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Hosea 3:4 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
KJV King James Version: For 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:
WEB World English Bible: For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.
ASV American Standard Version: For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim:
YLT Young's Literal Translation: For many days remain do the sons of Israel without a king, and there is no prince, and there is no sacrifice, and there is no standing pillar, and there is no ephod and teraphim.
DBY Darby Translation: For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without statue, and without ephod and teraphim.
WBS Webster Bible: For 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: