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Hosea 2:7

She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’

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ASV

And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

KJV

And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.Fahand she will pursueH7291 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙me.'a.ha.Vei.halovers herH157 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
תַשִּׂ֣יגta.Sigshe will overtakeH5381 →
אֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
וּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamand she will seek themH1245 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
תִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'she will find [them]H4672 →
וְאָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.Rahand she will sayH559 →
אֵלְכָ֤ה'e.le.KhahI will goH1980 →
וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahand I will returnH7725 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אִישִׁ֣י'i.Shihusband myH376 →
הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> formerH7223 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
ט֥וֹבTovit was goodH2895 →
לִ֛יlifor me
אָ֖ז'azthenH227 →
מֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahmore than nowH6258 →

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Jeremiah 2:2“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.Hosea 2:16In that day,” declares the LORD, “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.Luke 15:17–20Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!Jeremiah 14:22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.Deuteronomy 8:17–18You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”Hosea 13:6When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.Ezekiel 23:4The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.Ezekiel 23:22Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—Psalms 116:7Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.Hosea 14:1Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.Nehemiah 9:25–26They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.Jeremiah 50:4–5“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.Ezekiel 16:8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.Jeremiah 2:36How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.Daniel 5:21He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.Isaiah 30:16“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.

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