And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
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Gill's Exposition
And I said unto her,.... Having bought or hired her; this was the covenant or agreement he made with her,
thou shall abide for me many days; dwell alone in some solitary and separate place, and have…
Barnes' Notes
Thou shalt abide for me many days - Literally, “thou shalt sit,” solitary and as a widow Deu 21:13, quiet and sequestered; not going after others, as heretofore, but waiting for him; Exo 24:14; Jer…
Some think that this chapter refers to Judah, the two tribes, as the adulteress the prophet married (Hos 1:3) represented the ten tribes; for this was not to be divorced, as the ten tribes were, but…
Cambridge Bible
Thou shalt abide for me many days Rather, shalt sit still (as Isa 30:7; Jer 8:14 in A. V.). Gomer is to lead a quiet secluded life; her licentious course is cut short, and her conjugal intercourse may…