Hosea 3:2
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:”Hosea 3:2
What Does Hosea 3:2 Mean?
Hosea 3:2 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 3, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Hosea 3:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 34:12“Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.”Genesis 29:18“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”Leviticus 27:16“And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.”Ezekiel 45:11“The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.”Genesis 31:41“Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.”Exodus 22:17“If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.”Numbers 5:15“Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.”Ruth 4:10“Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.”1 Samuel 18:25“And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.”Isaiah 5:10“Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.”Jeremiah 32:9“And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.”
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