The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea,
Go, take unto you a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry: for the land has committed great harlotry, departing from the LORD.
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Richard Challoner
AD 1781
A wife of fornications: That is, a wife that has been given to fornication. This was to represent the Lord's proceedings with his people Israel, who, by spiritual fornication, were continually offending him.-- Ibid.