19 Then he distributed a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake to each one in the entire Israelite community, both men and women.(A) Then all the people left, each to his own home.

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19 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins(A) to each person in the whole crowd of Israelites, both men and women.(B) And all the people went to their homes.

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Then he distributed to each and every Israelite, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

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Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins(A) to each Israelite man and woman.

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Sustain me with raisins;
refresh me with apricots,[a]
for I am lovesick.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:5 Or apples

Strengthen me with raisins,
    refresh me with apples,(A)
    for I am faint with love.(B)

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Waiting for Restoration

Then the Lord said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress,(A) just as the Lord loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”(B)

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Hosea’s Reconciliation With His Wife

The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress.(A) Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.(B)

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