Hosea 2:7

She will pursue her lovers, 1 but she will not overtake them. 1 She will seek them, 1 but she will not find them. 1 Then she will say, 1 “I will return to my first husband, 1 for it was better for me then than it is now.” 1

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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.

In Context

6Therefore I will build up a hedge to block her way with thorns. 1 I will build up a wall against her 1 so she cannot find her way. 1

8For she had not known that it was I who gave her 1 the grain, the new wine and the oil, 1 and who lavished on her silver and gold, 1 which they then used for Baal. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:17but you may say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand acquired all this wealth.'

2 Chronicles 28:20Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, came to him and troubled him instead of strengthening him.

Nehemiah 9:25They captured the fortified cities and a productive land, and they captured houses full of all good things, cisterns already cut out, vineyards and olive orchards, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were satisfied and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in your great goodness.

Isaiah 30:2They set out to go down into Egypt, but have not asked for my direction. 1 They seek protection from Pharaoh and take refuge in the shadow of Egypt. 1

Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and lean on horses, 1 and trust in chariots (for they are many) and in horsemen (for they are countless). 1 But they are not concerned about the Holy One of Israel, nor do they seek Yahweh! 1

Jeremiah 2:28Yet where are the gods that you made for yourselves? Let them arise if they wish to save you in your time of troubles, 1 for your idols equal your cities in number, Judah! 1

Matthew Henry on Hosea 2:7-14

Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 764.) 6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. 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. 8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. 9 Therefore… Read the whole commentary →

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