For the children of Israel shall [a]remain many days without a king and without a [b]prince, and without an offering, and without an image, and without an Ephod, and without Teraphim.

Afterward shall the children of Israel convert and seek the Lord their God, and [c]David their king, and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 3:4 Meaning, not only all the time of their captivity, but also unto Christ.
  2. Hosea 3:4 That is, they should neither have policy nor religion, and their idols also wherein they put their confidence, should be destroyed.
  3. Hosea 3:5 This is meant of Christ’s kingdom, which was promised unto David to be eternal, Ps. 72:17.

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