Hosea 2:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

She will run after her lovers, but not catch them; she will search, but not find them. Then she will say, “I'll return to my first husband. Life was better then.”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 28:23

He said to himself, “The Syrian gods must have helped their kings defeat me. Perhaps if I offer sacrifices to those gods, they will help me.” That was the sin that finally led to the downfall of Ahaz, as well as to the destruction of Judah.

Psalm 116:7

and treated me so kindly that I don't need to worry any more.

Isaiah 30:16

said, “No! We will safely escape on speedy horses.” But those who chase you will be even faster.

Jeremiah 14:22

Idols can't send rain, and showers don't fall by themselves. Only you control the rain, so we put our trust in you, the LORD our God.

Jeremiah 2:2

to go to Jerusalem and tell everyone that he had said: When you were my young bride, you loved me and followed me through the barren desert.

Jeremiah 2:28

Go and cry to the gods you made! There should be enough of them to save you, because Judah has as many gods as it has towns.

Jeremiah 2:36

When Assyria let you down, you ran to Egypt, but you'll find no help there,

Jeremiah 3:1

The LORD said to the people of Israel: If a divorced woman marries, can her first husband ever marry her again? No, because this would pollute the land. But you have more gods than a prostitute has lovers. Why should I take you back?

Jeremiah 31:18

The people of Israel moan and say to me, “We were like wild bulls, but you, LORD, broke us, and we learnt to obey. You are our God— please let us come home.

Jeremiah 31:32

It will be different from the agreement I made with their ancestors when I led them out of Egypt. Although I was their God, they broke that agreement.

Jeremiah 44:17

We have promised to worship the goddess Astarte, the Queen of Heaven, and that is exactly what we are going to do. We will burn incense and offer sacrifices of wine to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders did when we lived in Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah. We had plenty of food back then. We were well off, and nothing bad ever happened to us.

Ezekiel 16:18

You dressed them in the clothes you got from me, and you offered them the olive oil and incense I gave you.

Ezekiel 16:8

When I saw you again, you were old enough to have sex. So I covered your naked body with my own robe. Then I solemnly promised that you would belong to me and that I, the LORD God, would take care of you.

Ezekiel 20:32

They may think they can be like other nations and get away with worshipping idols made of wood and stone. But that will never happen!

Ezekiel 23:12

Oholibah also chased after good-looking Assyrian officers, uniformed soldiers, and cavalry troops.

Ezekiel 23:22

The LORD God said: Oholibah, though you no longer want to be with your lovers, they will surround you like enemies, when I turn them against you.

Ezekiel 23:4

The elder one was named Oholah, which stands for Samaria; the younger one was Oholibah, which stands for Jerusalem. They became my wives and gave birth to my children.

Daniel 4:17

This punishment is given at the command of the holy angels. It will show to all who live that God Most High controls all kingdoms and chooses for their rulers persons of humble birth.’

Daniel 4:25

that you will be forced to live with the wild animals, far away from humans. You will eat grass like a wild animal and live outdoors for seven years, until you learn that God Most High controls all earthly kingdoms and chooses their rulers.

Daniel 4:32

You will be forced to live with the wild animals, away from people. For seven years you will eat grass, as though you were an ox, until you learn that God Most High is in control of all earthly kingdoms and that he is the one who chooses their rulers.

Daniel 5:21

His mind became like that of an animal, and he was forced to stay away from people and live with wild donkeys. Your father ate grass like an ox, and he slept outside where his body was soaked with dew. He was forced to do this until he learnt that the Most High God rules all kingdoms on earth and chooses their kings.

Hosea 1:2

The LORD said, “Hosea, Israel has betrayed me like an unfaithful wife. Marry such a woman and have children by her.”

Hosea 13:6

I fed you till you were satisfied, then you became proud and forgot about me.

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return! Come back to the LORD, your God. Sin has made you fall.

Hosea 2:16

I promise that from that day on, you will call me your husband instead of your master.

Hosea 5:13

When Israel and Judah saw their sickness and wounds, Israel asked help from Assyria and its mighty king. But the king cannot cure them or heal their wounds.

Hosea 5:15

Then I'll return to my temple until they confess their guilt and worship me, until they are desperate and beg for my help.