NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And she shall followradaph (raw-daf') 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). after her lovers 'ahab (aw-hab') to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend. but she shall not overtake nasag (naw-sag') to reach -- ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, surely, (over-)take (hold of, on, upon). them and she shall seek baqash (baw-kash') to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after them but shall not find matsa' (maw-tsaw') to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present them then shall she say 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) I will go yalak (yaw-lak') to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses) and return shuwb (shoob) to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively to my first ri'shown (ree-shone') 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. husband 'iysh (eesh) 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) for then was it better towb (tobe) good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun with me than now `attah (at-taw') at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive -- henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "She will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; And she will seek them, but will not find them. Then she will say, 'I will go back to my first husband, For it was better for me then than now!' King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will think," I will go back to my former husband, for then it was better for me than now." International Standard Version She will pursue her lovers, but she won't catch up with them. She will seek them, but she won't find them. Then she will say, 'I'll go back and return to my first husband, because it was better for me then than now.' NET Bible Then she will pursue her lovers, but she will not catch them; she will seek them, but she will not find them. Then she will say, "I will go back to my husband, because I was better off then than I am now." GOD'S WORD® Translation She will run after her lovers, but she won't catch them. She will search for them, but she won't find them. Then she will say, 'I'll go back to my first husband. Things were better for me than they are now.' King James 2000 Bible 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. Links Hosea 2:7Hosea 2:7 NIV Hosea 2:7 NLT Hosea 2:7 ESV Hosea 2:7 NASB Hosea 2:7 KJV |
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