Hosea 2:7
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Hosea 2:7
| ← Hosea 2:6 | Hosea 2:7 (KJV) | Hosea 2:8 → |
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Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
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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.
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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.
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Verse Text
And she shall followH7291 after her loversH157, but she shall not overtakeH5381 them; and she shall seekH1245 them, but shall not findH4672 them: then shall she sayH559, I will goH3212 and returnH7725 to my firstH7223 husbandH376; for then was it betterH2896 with me than nowH6258.
וְרִדְּפָה אֶת־מְאַהֲבֶיהָ וְלֹא־תַשִּׂיג אֹתָם וּבִקְשָׁתַם וְלֹא תִמְצָא וְאָמְרָה אֵלְכָה וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל־אִישִׁי הָרִאשֹׁון כִּי טֹוב לִי אָז מֵעָתָּה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/רִדְּפָ֤ה |
ve./ri.de.Fah | H7291 | HC/Vpq3fs | and/ she will pursue |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
מְאַהֲבֶ֨י/הָ֙ |
me.'a.ha.Vei./ha | H157 | HVprmpc/Sp3fs | lovers/ her |
וְ/לֹֽא |
ve./lo'- | H3808 | HC/Tn | and/ not |
תַשִּׂ֣יג |
ta.Sig | H5381 | HVhi3fs | she will overtake |
אֹתָ֔/ם |
'o.Ta/m | H853 | HTo/Sp3mp | (obj.)/ them |
וּ/בִקְשָׁ֖תַ/ם |
u./vik.Sha.ta/m | H1245 | HC/Vpq3fs/Sp3mp | and/ she will seek/ them |
וְ/לֹ֣א |
ve./Lo' | H3808 | HC/Tn | and/ not |
תִמְצָ֑א |
tim.Tza' | H4672 | HVqi3fs | she will find (them) |
וְ/אָמְרָ֗ה |
ve./'a.me.Rah | H559 | HC/Vqq3fs | and/ she will say |
אֵלְכָ֤ה |
'e.le.Khah | H3212 | HVqi1cs | I will go |
וְ/אָשׁ֨וּבָה֙ |
ve./'a.Shu.vah | H7725 | HC/Vqi1cs | and/ I will return |
אֶל |
'el- | H413 | HR | to |
אִישִׁ֣/י |
'i.Sh/i | H376 | HNcmsc/Sp1cs | husband/ my |
הָֽ/רִאשׁ֔וֹן |
ha./ri.Shon | H7223 | HTd/Aomsa | (the)/ former |
כִּ֣י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
ט֥וֹב |
Tov | H2896 | HAamsa | it was good |
לִ֛/י |
l/i | HR/Sp1cs | for/ me | |
אָ֖ז |
'az | H227 | HD | then |
מֵ/עָֽתָּה |
me./'A.tah | H6258 | HR/D | more than/ now |
- H157 — אָהַב (ʼâhab, aw-hab'): or אָהֵב (ʼâhêb) ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); 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); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
- H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב (ṭôwb) H2895; 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, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
- H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ (hâlak) H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
- H4672 — מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'): a primitive root; 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; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
- H5381 — נָשַׂג (nâsag, naw-sag'): a primitive root; to reach (literally or figuratively); ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, [idiom] surely, (over-) take (hold of, on, upon).
- H6258 — עַתָּה (ʻattâh, at-taw'): from עֵת (ʻêth) H6256; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive; henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.
- H7223 — רִאשׁוֹן (riʼshôwn, ree-shone'): or רִאשֹׁן (riʼshôn); from רִאשָׁה (riʼshâh) H7221; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun); ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
- H7291 — רָדַף (râdaph, raw-daf'): a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by); chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
- H7725 — שׁוּב (shûwb, shoob): a primitive root; 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; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H227 — אָז (ʼâz, awz): a demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore; beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Verse Cross-References
- first — Jeremiah 2:2, Jeremiah 3:1, Jeremiah 31:32, Ezekiel 16:18, Ezekiel 23:4
- for — Deuteronomy 6:10-12, Deuteronomy 8:17-18, Deuteronomy 32:13-15, Nehemiah 9:25-26, Jeremiah 14:22, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32, Daniel 5:21, Hosea 13:6
- I will — Psalms 116:7, Jeremiah 3:22-25, Jeremiah 31:18, Jeremiah 50:4-5, Lamentations 3:40-42, Hosea 5:15, Hosea 6:1, Hosea 14:1, Luke 15:17-20
- she shall follow — 2 Chronicles 28:20-22, Isaiah 30:2-3, Isaiah 30:16, Isaiah 31:1-3, Jeremiah 2:28, Jeremiah 2:36-37, Jeremiah 30:12-15, Ezekiel 20:32, Ezekiel 23:22, Hosea 5:13
Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 20:6, 1 Samuel 25:39, Psalms 119:67, Ecclesiastes 7:14, Jeremiah 2:31, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:7, Hosea 2:13, Hosea 2:16, Luke 15:18
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