Hosea 2:7
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Hosea 2:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie wird ihren Buhlen nachlaufen und sie nicht erreichen, und sie wird sie suchen und nicht finden; und sie wird sagen: Ich will hingehen und zu meinem ersten Manne zurückkehren, denn damals ging es mir besser als jetzt.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y seguirá sus amantes, y no los alcanzará; buscarálos, y no los hallará. Entonces dirá: Iré, y volveréme á mi primer marido; porque mejor me iba entonces que ahora.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E ela correrá atrás de seus amantes, mas não os alcançará; ela os buscará, mas não os achará. Então dirá: Irei, e me voltarei ao meu primeiro marido; porque era melhor para mim então do que agora.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ela irá procurar seus amantes, mas não os alcançará. Ela os buscará, mas não os achará. Então, ela dirá: "Voltarei ao meu primeiro marido, pois estava melhor do que agora".
📖 Hosea 2:7 in Context
5For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
6Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
7And 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.
8For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
9Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.
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