Self-interpreting Bible

1 THEN said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love ^aa woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, ^baccording to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, ^cwho look to other gods, and love flagons ¹of wine.

• a: Ho. 1:2 , Ho. 1:3
• b: Je. 3:1 - 4 , Je. 3:14 , Je. 3:20 , Je. 3:22 , Ju. 10:16 , Ho. 11:8
• c: Ju. 2:11 - 19 , 2Ki. 17:7 - 17 , Je. 3:6 - 9
• 1: Heb. of grapes. Je. 7.18; 44.19. Am. 2.8; 6.4-6. 1Co. 10.7,21. , Je. 7:18 , Je. 44:19 , Am. 2:8 , Am. 6:4 - 6 , 1Co. 10:7 , 1Co. 10:21

2 So ^dI bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an ²half homer of barley:

• d: Ge. 34:12 , Ge. 31:41 , 1Sa. 18:25
• 2: Heb. lethech.

3 And I said unto her, ^eThou 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.

• e: De. 21:13 , De. 21:14

4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days ^fwithout a king, and without a prince, and ^gwithout a sacrifice, and without ³an image, and without an ^h*ephod, and without ^i*teraphim:

• f: Ho. 10:3 , Je. 15:4 , Je. 15:5
• g: Ho. 9:4
• 3: Heb. a standing image or statue, or, pillar. Is. 19.19,20. , Is. 19:19 , Is. 19:20
• h: Ex. 28:6
• *: ephod-embroidered cape worn by priest. , teraphim-images.
• i: Ge. 31:19 , Ju. 17:5

5 ^jAfterward shall the children of Israel return, and ^kseek the LORD their God, and ^lDavid their king; and shall fear the LORD and ^mhis goodness in the ⁿlatter days.

• j: Is. 11:11 , Is. 27:12 , Is. 27:13 , Is. 66:10 , Is. 55:3 , Is. 55:4 , Je. 23:5 - 8 , Jeremiah 30 - 33 , Eze. 20:38 , Eze. 20:40 , Eze. 20:41 , Ezekiel 34 , Ezekiel 36 , Ezekiel 37 , Am. 9:11 - 15 , Ps. 89:20 - 36
• k: Ho. 5:15
• l: Je. 30:9 , Eze. 34:23 , Eze. 34:24
• m: Je. 33:9 , Eze. 16:63
• n: Da. 2:28 , Is. 2:2 , Is. 2:3 , De. 4:30 , Je. 30:24 , Eze. 38:8 , Eze. 38:16 , Mi. 4:1 , Ro. 11:25 - 32