Hosea

Hosea 2:7

⁷She will pursue her lovers but not catch them;

she will seek them but not find them.

Then she will say,

‘I will return to my first husband,

for then I was better off than now.’

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She will pursue	וְרִדְּפָ֤ה	wə·rid·də·p̄āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
her lovers	מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙	mə·’a·hă·ḇe·hā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H157 love
but not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
catch	תַשִּׂ֣יג	ṯaś·śîḡ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5381 reach, overtake
them	אֹתָ֔ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
she will seek them	וּבִקְשָׁ֖תַם	ū·ḇiq·šā·ṯam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H1245 seek
but not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find them	תִמְצָ֑א	ṯim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
Then she will say	וְאָמְרָ֗ה	wə·’ā·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
I will return	וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙	wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my first	הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
husband	אִישִׁ֣י	’î·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H376 man
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
then	אָ֖ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
I was better off	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
than now	מֵעָֽתָּה׃	mê·‘āt·tāh	Preposition-m; Adverb	H6258 now

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 2:2 · Luke 15:17–20 · Hosea 5:13 · Jeremiah 14:22 · Ezekiel 23:4 · Deuteronomy 8:17–18 · Ezekiel 23:22 · Hosea 13:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.