Verse Comparison: Hosea 3:3

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And I said to her, You shall be [betrothed] to me for many days; you shall not play the harlot and you shall not belong to another man. So will I also be to you [until you have proved your loyalty to me and our marital relations may be resumed].

Contemporary English Version
Then I said, "Now you are mine! You will have to remain faithful to me, though it will be a long time before we sleep together."

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
I told her that for a long time she would have to wait for me without being a prostitute or committing adultery; and during this time I would wait for her.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
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 International Version
Then I told her, "You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will live with you."

New King James Version
And I said to her, “You shall stay with me many days; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man—so, too, will I be toward you.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
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 honor you."

Revised Standard Version
And I said to her, "You must dwell as mine for many days; you shall not play the harlot, or belong to another man; so will I also be to you."

Young's Literal Translation
and I say unto her, `Many days thou dost remain for Me, thou dost not go a-whoring, nor become any one's; and I also `am' for thee.'

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