Hosea 2:7 — Bible Verse (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.”
Hosea 2:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 2:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 2:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“She will follow after her lovers, but she won’t overtake them; and she will seek them, but won’t find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go and return to my first husband, for then it was better with me than now.’”
Hosea 2:7 — World English Bible
Hosea 2:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Hosea 2:7 — American Standard Version
Hosea 2:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And she hath pursued her lovers, And she doth not overtake them, And hath sought them, and doth not find, And she hath said: I go, and I turn back unto My first husband, For--better to me then than now.”
Hosea 2:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 2:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And she shall pursue after her lovers, and shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, and shall not find them: and she shall say, I will go and return to my first husband, for then was it better with me than now.”
Hosea 2:7 — Darby Translation
Hosea 2:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though shee follow after her louers, yet shall shee not come at them: though shee seeke them, yet shall shee not finde them: then shall she say, I will goe and returne to my first husband: for at that time was I better then nowe.”
Hosea 2:7 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 2:7 in Context — Hosea 2
5 Sinon, je la dépouille à nu, je la mets comme au jour de sa naissance, je la rends semblable à un désert, à une terre aride, et je la fais mourir de soif;
6 et je n’aurai pas pitié de ses enfants, car ce sont des enfants de prostitution.
7 Leur mère s’est prostituée, celle qui les a conçus s’est déshonorée, car elle a dit: J’irai après mes amants, qui me donnent mon pain et mon eau, ma laine et mon lin, mon huile et ma boisson.
8 C’est pourquoi voici, je vais fermer son chemin avec des épines et y élever un mur, afin qu’elle ne trouve plus ses sentiers.
9 Elle poursuivra ses amants, et ne les atteindra pas; elle les cherchera, et ne les trouvera pas. Puis elle dira: J’irai, et je retournerai vers mon premier mari, car alors j’étais plus heureuse que maintenant.
What Does Hosea 2:7 Mean?
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