Hosea 2:7

Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And she shall

רָדַף

râdaph

H7291

to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

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אַחַר

ʼachar

H310

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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her

אָהַב

ʼâhab

H157

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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but she shall not

נָשַׂג

nâsag

H5381

to reach (literally or figuratively)

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them and she shall

בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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them but shall not

מָצָא

mâtsâʼ

H4672

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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them then shall she

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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I will

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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and

שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

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to my

רִאשׁוֹן

riʼshôwn

H7223

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

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אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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for then was it

טוֹב

ṭôwb

H2896

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...

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with me than now

Key Terms in This Verse

overtake H5381

נָשַׂג nâsag

to reach (literally or figuratively)

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lovers H157

אָהַב ʼâhab

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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follow H7291

רָדַף râdaph

to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

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better H2896

טוֹב ṭôwb

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...

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husband H376

אִישׁ ʼîysh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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find H4672

מָצָא mâtsâʼ

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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return H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

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first H7223

רִאשׁוֹן riʼshôwn

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

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say H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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Cross References

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Hosea 13:6 cross-reference

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Jeremiah 14:22 cross-reference

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Daniel 4:25 cross-reference

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Jeremiah 2:28 cross-reference

But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

Ezekiel 16:18 cross-reference

And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

Ezekiel 16:8 cross-reference

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Isaiah 30:16 cross-reference

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Ezekiel 20:32 cross-reference

And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

Daniel 4:17 cross-reference

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Psalm 116:7 cross-reference

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Daniel 5:21 cross-reference

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Hosea 14:1 cross-reference

O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

Jeremiah 31:32 cross-reference

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Ezekiel 23:22 cross-reference

Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;

Jeremiah 31:18 cross-reference

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my Go...

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