¹ Potom reče mi Gospod: Idi opet, ljubi ženu koju ljubi ljubavnik a ona čini preljubu, kao što Gospod ljubi sinove Izrailjeve a oni gledaju za tuđim bogovima i ljube žbanove vinske

² I kupih je za petnaest sikala srebra i gomor i po ječma.

³ I rekoh joj: Sedi kod mene dugo vremena, i ne kurvaj se, i ne budi drugog; tako ću i ja biti tvoj.

⁴ Jer će dugo vremena sinovi Izrailjevi sedeti bez cara i bez kneza i bez žrtve i bez stupa i bez oplećka i likova.

⁵ Posle će se obratiti i tražiće Gospoda Boga svog i Davida cara svog, i u strahu će pristupiti ka Gospodu i blagosti Njegovoj u poslednja vremena.

¹⁷ Odbaciće ih Bog moj, jer Ga ne slušaju, i skitaće se po narodima.

¹⁴ and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

¹⁵ He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net, and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad.

¹⁶ Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good.