And she shall follow after her lovers, and shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: and she shall say, I will go, and return to my former husband; for it was better with me than now.
LXX
Hosea 2:7
And their mother went a-whoring: she that bore them disgraced [them]: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, and my garments, and my linen clothes, my oil and all my necessaries.
Parallel Translations
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.
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.’
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:2Hosea 5:13Luke 15:17–20Hosea 13:6Jeremiah 14:22Deuteronomy 8:17–18Ezekiel 23:4Jeremiah 2:28Lamentations 3:40–42Ezekiel 23:22Hosea 14:1Psalms 116:7Jeremiah 3:22–25Ezekiel 16:8Jeremiah 2:36–3:1
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