## Go again, love a woman, loved by her husband, but who is an adulteress. ##

This refers back to Hosea 1:2. Hosea was told by Yahweh to again love an adulteress.

## Love her just as I, Yahweh, love the people of Israel ##

By his love for the adulteress, Hosea was to be an example of Yahweh's love for Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes ##

Raisin cakes were used in the sacrificial feasts of idol worship.

## fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a lethek of barley ##

the price paid for a slave

## homer ##

(See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicalvolume]])

## lethek ##

half. Indicates another half homer of barley.