Hosea 3:2

So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about nine bushels of barley.

Hosea 3:2, Readable English Bible (READ)

Note: Fifteen shekels is about 6 ounces. Hebrew: a homer and a lethech of barley.

Read all of Hosea 3 Comment on this verse

Previous · Hosea 3:1Then the LORD said to me, "Go and show love to your wife again. Do it even though another man loves her and she is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves… Next · Hosea 3:3Then I told her, "You must live with me for many days. You must not act like a prostitute or belong to another man. And I will do the same for you."