Hosea 2:7
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7She will pursue her lovers but not catch them;b
she will look for them but not find them.
Then she will think,
“I will go back to my former husband,c
for then it was better for me than now.”d
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
She shall pursue her lovers
but not overtake them,
and she shall seek them
but shall not find them.
Then she shall say,
‘I will go and return to my first husband,
for it was better for me then than now.’
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
She will chase after her lovers but not catch them;
she will look for them but not find them.
Then she will say,
‘I will go back to my husband as at first,
for then I was better off than now.’
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NLTNew Living Translation
When she runs after her lovers,
she won’t be able to catch them.
She will search for them
but not find them.
Then she will think,
‘I might as well return to my husband,
for I was better off with him than I am now.’
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Then she will pursue her lovers,
but she will not overtake them;
she will seek them and not find them;
and she will say, “I will go
and return to my first husband
because it was better for me then than now.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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