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Verse 7

And she shall follow{H7291} after her lovers,{H157} but she shall not overtake{H5381} them; and she shall seek{H1245} them, but shall not find{H4672} them: then shall she say,{H559} I will go{H3212} and return{H7725} to my first{H7223} husband;{H376} for then was it better{H2896} with me than now.{H6258}

Referenced Verses

Jer 2:2 : 2 Go,{H1980} and cry{H7121} in the ears{H241} of Jerusalem,{H3389} saying,{H559} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} I remember{H2142} for thee the kindness{H2617} of thy youth,{H5271} the love{H160} of thine espousals;{H3623} how thou wentest{H3212} after{H310} me in the wilderness,{H4057} in a land{H776} that was not sown.{H2232}
Hos 5:13 : 13 When Ephraim{H669} saw{H7200} his sickness,{H2483} and Judah{H3063} [saw] his wound,{H4205} then went{H3212} Ephraim{H669} to Assyria,{H804} and sent{H7971} to king{H4428} Jareb:{H3377} but he is not able{H3201} to heal{H7495} you, neither will he cure{H1455} you of your wound.{H4205}
Hos 13:6 : 6 According to their pasture,{H4830} so were they filled;{H7646} they were filled,{H7646} and their heart{H3820} was exalted:{H7311} therefore have they forgotten{H7911} me.
Ezek 23:4 : 4 And the names{H8034} of them were Oholah{H170} the elder,{H1419} and Oholibah{H172} her sister:{H269} and they became mine, and they bare{H3205} sons{H1121} and daughters.{H1323} And as for their names,{H8034} Samaria{H8111} is Oholah,{H170} and Jerusalem{H3389} Oholibah.{H172}
Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there{H3426} any among the vanities{H1892} of the nations{H1471} that can cause rain?{H1652} or can the heavens{H8064} give{H5414} showers?{H7241} art not thou he, O Jehovah{H3068} our God?{H430} therefore we will wait{H6960} for thee; for thou hast made{H6213} all these things.
Jer 30:12-15 : 12 For thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} Thy hurt{H7667} is incurable,{H605} and thy wound{H4347} grievous.{H2470} 13 There is none to plead{H1777} thy cause,{H1779} that thou mayest be bound up:{H4205} thou hast no healing{H8585} medicines.{H7499} 14 All thy lovers{H157} have forgotten{H7911} thee; they seek{H1875} thee not: for I have wounded{H5221} thee with the wound{H4347} of an enemy,{H341} with the chastisement{H4148} of a cruel one,{H394} for the greatness{H7230} of thine iniquity,{H5771} because thy sins{H2403} were increased.{H6105} 15 Why criest{H2199} thou for thy hurt?{H7667} thy pain{H4341} is incurable:{H605} for the greatness{H7230} of thine iniquity,{H5771} because thy sins{H2403} were increased,{H6105} I have done{H6213} these things unto thee.
Jer 31:18 : 18 I have surely{H8085} heard{H8085} Ephraim{H669} bemoaning{H5110} himself [thus], Thou hast chastised{H3256} me, and I was chastised,{H3256} as a calf{H5695} unaccustomed{H3808} [to the yoke]: turn{H7725} thou me, and I shall be turned;{H7725} for thou art Jehovah{H3068} my God.{H430}
Jer 31:32 : 32 not according to the covenant{H1285} that I made{H3772} with their fathers{H1} in the day{H3117} that I took{H2388} them by the hand{H3027} to bring them out{H3318} of the land{H776} of Egypt;{H4714} which my covenant{H1285} they brake,{H6565} although I was a husband{H1166} unto them, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
Jer 50:4-5 : 4 In those days,{H3117} and in that time,{H6256} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} shall come,{H935} they and the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063} together;{H3162} they shall go{H1980} on their way{H3212} weeping,{H1058} and shall seek{H1245} Jehovah{H3068} their God.{H430} 5 They shall inquire{H7592} concerning{H1870} Zion{H6726} with their faces{H6440} thitherward,{H2008} [saying], Come{H935} ye, and join{H3867} yourselves to Jehovah{H3068} in an everlasting{H5769} covenant{H1285} that shall not be forgotten.{H7911}
Lam 3:40-42 : 40 Let us search{H2664} and try{H2713} our ways,{H1870} and turn again{H7725} to Jehovah.{H3068} 41 Let us lift up{H5375} our heart{H3824} with our hands{H3709} unto God{H410} in the heavens.{H8064} 42 We{H5168} have transgressed{H6586} and have rebelled;{H4784} thou hast not pardoned.{H5545}
Ezek 16:8 : 8 Now when I passed{H5674} by thee, and looked{H7200} upon thee, behold, thy time{H6256} was the time{H6256} of love;{H1730} and I spread{H6566} my skirt{H3671} over thee, and covered{H3680} thy nakedness:{H6172} yea, I sware{H7650} unto thee, and entered{H935} into a covenant{H1285} with thee, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3069} and thou becamest mine.
Ezek 16:18 : 18 and thou tookest{H3947} thy broidered{H7553} garments,{H899} and coveredst{H3680} them, and didst set{H5414} mine oil{H8081} and mine incense{H7004} before{H6440} them.
Ezek 20:32 : 32 and that which cometh{H5927} into your mind{H7307} shall not be at all, in that ye say,{H559} We will be{H1961} as the nations,{H1471} as the families{H4940} of the countries,{H776} to serve{H8334} wood{H6086} and stone.{H68}
Deut 6:10-12 : 10 And it shall be, when Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall bring{H935} thee into the land{H776} which he sware{H7650} unto thy fathers,{H1} to Abraham,{H85} to Isaac,{H3327} and to Jacob,{H3290} to give{H5414} thee, great{H1419} and goodly{H2896} cities,{H5892} which thou buildest{H1129} not, 11 and houses{H1004} full{H4392} of all good{H2898} things, which thou filledst{H4390} not, and cisterns{H953} hewn{H2672} out, which thou hewedst{H2672} not, vineyards{H3754} and olive-trees,{H2132} which thou plantedst{H5193} not, and thou shalt eat{H398} and be full;{H7646} 12 then beware{H8104} lest thou forget{H7911} Jehovah,{H3068} who brought thee forth{H3318} out of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} out of the house{H1004} of bondage.{H5650}
Deut 8:17-18 : 17 and [lest] thou say{H559} in thy heart,{H3824} My power{H3581} and the might{H6108} of my hand{H3027} hath gotten{H6213} me this wealth.{H2428} 18 But thou shalt remember{H2142} Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} for it is he that giveth{H5414} thee power{H3581} to get{H6213} wealth;{H2428} that he may establish{H6965} his covenant{H1285} which he sware{H7650} unto thy fathers,{H1} as at this day.{H3117}
Deut 32:13-15 : 13 He made him ride{H7392} on the high places{H1116} of the earth,{H776} And he did eat{H398} the increase{H8570} of the field;{H7704} And he made him to suck{H3243} honey{H1706} out of the rock,{H5553} And oil{H8081} out of the flinty{H2496} rock;{H6697} 14 Butter{H2529} of the herd,{H1241} and milk{H2461} of the flock,{H6629} With fat{H2459} of lambs,{H3733} And rams{H352} of the breed{H1121} of Bashan,{H1316} and goats,{H6260} With the{H2459} finest{H3629} of the wheat;{H2406} And of the{H2561} blood{H1818} of the grape{H6025} thou drankest{H8354} wine. 15 But Jeshurun{H3484} waxed fat,{H8080} and kicked:{H1163} Thou art waxed fat,{H8080} thou art grown thick,{H5666} thou art become sleek;{H3780} Then he forsook{H5203} God{H433} who made{H6213} him, And lightly esteemed{H5034} the Rock{H6697} of his salvation.{H3444}
2 Chr 28:20-22 : 20 And Tilgath-pilneser{H8407} king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} came{H935} unto him, and distressed{H6696} him, but strengthened{H2388} him not. 21 For Ahaz{H271} took away a portion{H2505} out of the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} and out of the house{H1004} of the king{H4428} and of the princes,{H8269} and gave{H5414} it unto the king{H4428} of Assyria:{H804} but it helped{H5833} him not. 22 And in the time{H6256} of his distress{H6887} did he trespass{H4603} yet more{H3254} against Jehovah,{H3068} this same king{H4428} Ahaz.{H271}
Neh 9:25-26 : 25 And they took{H3920} fortified{H1219} cities,{H5892} and a fat{H8082} land,{H127} and possessed{H3423} houses{H1004} full{H4392} of all good things,{H2898} cisterns{H953} hewn{H2672} out, vineyards,{H3754} and oliveyards,{H2132} and fruit -{H3978} trees{H6086} in abundance:{H7230} so they did eat,{H398} and were filled,{H7646} and became fat,{H8080} and delighted{H5727} themselves in thy great{H1419} goodness.{H2898} 26 Nevertheless they were disobedient,{H4784} and rebelled{H4775} against thee, and cast{H7993} thy law{H8451} behind{H310} their back,{H1458} and slew{H2026} thy prophets{H5030} that testified{H5749} against them to turn{H7725} them again unto thee, and they wrought{H6213} great{H1419} provocations.{H5007}
Ps 116:7 : 7 Return{H7725} unto thy rest,{H4494} O my soul;{H5315} For Jehovah{H3068} hath dealt bountifully{H1580} with thee.
Isa 30:2-3 : 2 that set{H1980} out to go down{H3381} into Egypt,{H4714} and have not asked{H7592} at my mouth;{H6310} to strengthen{H5810} themselves in the strength{H4581} of Pharaoh,{H6547} and to take refuge{H2620} in the shadow{H6738} of Egypt!{H4714} 3 Therefore shall the strength{H4581} of Pharaoh{H6547} be your shame,{H1322} and the refuge{H2622} in the shadow{H6738} of Egypt{H4714} your confusion.{H3639}
Isa 30:16 : 16 but ye said,{H559} No, for we will flee{H5127} upon horses;{H5483} therefore shall ye flee:{H5127} and, We will ride{H7392} upon the swift;{H7031} therefore shall they that pursue{H7291} you be swift.{H7043}
Isa 31:1-3 : 1 Woe{H1945} to them that go down{H3381} to Egypt{H4714} for help,{H5833} and rely{H8172} on horses,{H5483} and trust{H982} in chariots{H7393} because they are many,{H7227} and in horsemen{H6571} because they are very{H3966} strong,{H6105} but they look{H8159} not unto the Holy One{H6918} of Israel,{H3478} neither seek{H1875} Jehovah!{H3068} 2 Yet he also is wise,{H2450} and will bring{H935} evil,{H7451} and will not call back{H5493} his words,{H1697} but will arise{H6965} against the house{H1004} of the evil-doers,{H7489} and against the help{H5833} of them that work{H6466} iniquity.{H205} 3 Now the Egyptians{H4714} are men,{H120} and not God;{H410} and their horses{H5483} flesh,{H1320} and not spirit:{H7307} and when Jehovah{H3068} shall stretch out{H5186} his hand,{H3027} both he that helpeth{H5826} shall stumble,{H3782} and he that is helped{H5826} shall fall,{H5307} and they all shall be consumed{H3615} together.{H3162}
Ezek 23:22 : 22 Therefore, O Oholibah,{H172} thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Behold, I will raise up{H5782} thy lovers{H157} against thee, from whom thy soul{H5315} is alienated,{H5361} and I will bring{H935} them against thee on every side:{H5439}
Dan 4:17 : 17 The sentence{H6600} is by the decree{H1510} of the watchers,{H5894} and the demand{H7595} by the word{H3983} of the holy ones;{H6922} to{H5705} the intent{H1701} that the living{H2417} may know{H3046} that the Most High{H5943} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men,{H606} and giveth{H5415} it to whomsoever{H4479} he will,{H6634} and setteth up{H6966} over{H5922} it the lowest{H8215} of men.{H606}
Dan 4:25 : 25 that thou shalt be driven{H2957} from{H4481} men,{H606} and thy dwelling{H4070} shall be{H1934} with{H5974} the beasts{H2423} of the field,{H1251} and thou shalt be made to eat{H2939} grass{H6211} as oxen,{H8450} and shalt be wet{H6647} with the dew{H2920} of heaven,{H8065} and seven{H7655} times{H5732} shall pass{H2499} over{H5922} thee; till{H5705} thou know{H3046} that the Most High{H5943} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men,{H606} and giveth{H5415} it to whomsoever{H4479} he will.{H6634}
Dan 4:32 : 32 and thou shalt be driven{H2957} from{H4481} men;{H606} and thy dwelling{H4070} shall be with{H5974} the beasts{H2423} of the field;{H1251} thou shalt be made to eat{H2939} grass{H6211} as oxen;{H8450} and seven{H7655} times{H5732} shall pass{H2499} over{H5922} thee; until{H5705} thou know{H3046} that the Most High{H5943} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men,{H606} and giveth{H5415} it to whomsoever{H4479} he will.{H6634}
Dan 5:21 : 21 and he was driven{H2957} from{H4481} the sons{H1123} of men,{H606} and his heart{H3825} was made{H7739} like{H5974} the beasts',{H2423} and his dwelling{H4070} was with the wild asses;{H6167} he was fed{H2939} with grass{H6211} like oxen,{H8450} and his body{H1655} was wet{H6647} with the dew{H2920} of heaven;{H8065} until{H5705} he knew{H3046} that the Most High{H5943} God{H426} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men,{H606} and that he setteth{H6966} up over{H5922} it whomsoever{H4479} he will.{H6634}
Jer 2:28 : 28 But where are thy gods{H430} that thou hast made{H6213} thee? let them arise,{H6965} if they can save{H3467} thee in the time{H6256} of thy trouble:{H7451} for according to the number{H4557} of thy cities{H5892} are thy gods,{H430} O Judah.{H3063}
Jer 2:36-3:1 : 36 Why gaddest thou about{H235} so much{H3966} to change{H8138} thy way?{H1870} thou shalt be ashamed{H954} of Egypt{H4714} also, as thou wast ashamed{H954} of Assyria.{H804} 37 From thence also shalt thou go forth,{H3318} with thy hands{H3027} upon thy head:{H7218} for Jehovah{H3068} hath rejected{H3988} those in whom thou trustest,{H4009} and thou shalt not prosper{H6743} with them. 1 They say,{H559} If a man{H376} put away{H7971} his wife,{H802} and she go{H1980} from him, and become another{H312} man's,{H376} will he return unto her again?{H7725} will not that land{H776} be greatly{H2610} polluted?{H2610} But thou hast played the harlot{H2181} with many{H7227} lovers;{H7453} yet return again{H7725} to me, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
Jer 3:22-25 : 22 Return,{H7725} ye backsliding{H7726} children,{H1121} I will heal{H7495} your backslidings.{H4878} Behold, we are come{H857} unto thee; for thou art Jehovah{H3068} our God.{H430} 23 Truly{H403} in vain{H8267} is [the help that is looked for] from the hills,{H1389} the tumult{H1995} on the mountains:{H2022} truly{H403} in Jehovah{H3068} our God{H430} is the salvation{H8668} of Israel.{H3478} 24 But the shameful{H1322} thing hath devoured{H398} the labor{H3018} of our fathers{H1} from our youth,{H5271} their flocks{H6629} and their herds,{H1241} their sons{H1121} and their daughters.{H1323} 25 Let us lie down{H7901} in our shame,{H1322} and let our confusion{H3639} cover{H3680} us; for we have sinned{H2398} against Jehovah{H3068} our God,{H430} we and our fathers,{H1} from our youth{H5271} even unto this day;{H3117} and we have not obeyed{H8085} the voice{H6963} of Jehovah{H3068} our God.{H430}
Hos 14:1 : 1 O Israel,{H3478} return{H7725} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God;{H430} for thou hast fallen{H3782} by thine iniquity.{H5771}
Luke 15:17-20 : 17 But when he came{G2064} to{G1519} himself{G1438} he said,{G2036} How many{G4214} hired servants{G3407} of my{G3450} father's{G3962} have bread{G740} enough and{G1161} to spare,{G4052} and{G1161} I{G1473} perish{G622} here with hunger!{G3042} 18 I will arise{G450} and go{G4198} to{G4314} my{G3450} father,{G3962} and{G2532} will say{G2046} unto him,{G846} Father,{G3962} I have sinned{G264} against{G1519} heaven,{G3772} and{G2532} in thy{G4675} sight:{G1799} 19 I{G2532} am{G1510} no more{G3765} worthy{G514} to be called{G2564} your{G4675} son:{G5207} make{G4160} me{G3165} as{G5613} one{G1520} of thy{G4675} hired servants.{G3407} 20 And{G2532} he arose,{G450} and came{G2064} to{G4314} his{G1438} father.{G3962} But{G1161} while he{G846} was{G568} yet{G2089} afar off,{G3112} his{G846} father{G3962} saw{G1492} him,{G846} and{G2532} was moved with compassion,{G4697} and{G2532} ran,{G5143} and fell{G1968} on{G1909} his{G846} neck,{G5137} and{G2532} kissed{G2705} him.{G846}
Hos 5:15-6:1 : 15 I will go{H3212} and return{H7725} to my place,{H4725} till they acknowledge their offence,{H816} and seek{H1245} my face:{H6440} in their affliction{H6862} they will seek me earnestly.{H7836} 1 Come,{H3212} and let us return{H7725} unto Jehovah;{H3068} for he hath torn,{H2963} and he will heal{H7495} us; he hath smitten,{H5221} and he will bind us up.{H2280}