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Hosea 2:7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 7 She will chase after her passionate lovers, but she will not overtake them;+
  She will look for them, but she will not find them.
  
  Then she will say, ‘I will go back to my first husband,+
  For I was better off at that time than I am now.’+

Hosea 2:7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 7 She will chase after her passionate lovers, but she will not overtake them;+
  She will look for them, but she will not find them.
  
  Then she will say, ‘I will go back to my first husband,+
  For I was better off at that time than I am now.’+

Hosea 2:7

The Bible in Living English
- 7 2:9 and she shall pursue her lovers and not overtake them, and look for them and not find them, and think “I will go off back to my first husband, because I was better off then than now”;

Hosea 2:7

American Standard Version
- 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.

Hosea 2:7

The Emphasized Bible
- 7 And when she shall pursue her lovers and not overtake them, And shall seek them and not find Then will she say, Let me go my way now! and return unto my first husband, For it was better with me then than now!

Hosea 2:7

King James Version
- 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.