Hosea 2:7

New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong Numbers

"She will pursueher lovers,but she will not overtakethem; And she will seekthem, but will not find[them]. Then she will say,I will gobackto my firsthusband,For it was betterfor me thenthannow!'

Cross References

2 Chronicles 28:23

For he sacrificedto the godsof Damascuswhich had defeatedhim, and said,"Becausethe godsof the kingsof Aramhelpedthem, I will sacrificeto them that they may helpme." But they becamethe downfallof him and allIsrael.

Psalm 116:7

Returnto your rest,O my soul,For the LORDhas dealtbountifullywith you.

Isaiah 30:16

And you said,"No,for we will fleeon horses,"Thereforeyou shall flee!"And we will rideon swift[horses]," Thereforethose who pursueyou shall be swift.

Jeremiah 14:22

Are thereanyamong the idolsof the nationswho giverain?Orcan the heavensgrantshowers?Is it not You, O LORDour God?Therefore we hopein You, For You are the one who has doneallthesethings.

Jeremiah 2:2

"Goand proclaimin the earsof Jerusalem,saying,'Thussaysthe LORD,"I rememberconcerning you the devotionof your youth,The loveof your betrothals,Your followingafterMe in the wilderness,Through a landnot sown.

Jeremiah 2:28

"But whereare your godsWhichyou madefor yourself? Let them arise,ifthey can saveyou In the timeof your trouble;For [according to] the numberof your citiesAre your gods,O Judah.

Jeremiah 2:36

"Whydo you goaround somuchChangingyour way?Also,you will be putto shameby EgyptAs you were putto shameby Assyria.

Jeremiah 3:1

[God] says,"Ifa husbanddivorceshis wifeAnd she goesfrom him And belongsto anotherman,Will he stillreturnto her? Will not that landbe completelypolluted?But you are a harlot[with] manylovers;Yet you turnto Me," declaresthe LORD.

Jeremiah 31:18

"I have surelyheardEphraimgrieving,You have chastisedme, and I was chastised,Like an untrainedcalf;Bringme backthat I may be restored,For You are the LORDmy God.

Jeremiah 31:32

not like the covenantwhichI madewith their fathersin the dayI tookthem by the handto bringthem out of the landof Egypt,My covenantwhichthey broke,although I was a husbandto them," declaresthe LORD.

Jeremiah 44:17

"But ratherwe will certainlycarryout everywordthat has proceededfrom our mouths,by burningsacrificesto the queenof heavenand pouringout drinkofferingsto her, justas we ourselves,our forefathers,our kingsand our princesdidin the citiesof Judahand in the streetsof Jerusalem;for [then] we had plentyof foodand were welloffand sawnomisfortune.

Ezekiel 16:18

"Then you tookyour embroideredclothand coveredthem, and offeredMy oiland My incensebeforethem.

Ezekiel 16:8

"Then I passedby you and sawyou, and behold,you were at the timefor love;so I spreadMy skirtoveryou and coveredyour nakedness.I also sworeto you and enteredinto a covenantwith you so that you becameMine," declaresthe LordGOD.

Ezekiel 20:32

"What comesinto your mindwill not comeabout, whenyou say:'We will be like the nations,like the tribesof the lands,servingwoodand stone.'

Ezekiel 23:12

"She lustedafterthe Assyrians,governorsand officials,the onesnear,magnificentlydressed,horsemenridingon horses,allof them desirableyoungmen.

Ezekiel 23:22

"Therefore,O Oholibah,thussaysthe LordGOD,'BeholdI will arouseyour loversagainstyou, from whomyou were alienated,and I will bringthem againstyou from everyside:

Ezekiel 23:4

"Their nameswere Oholahthe elderand Oholibahher sister.And they becameMine, and they boresonsand daughters.And [as for] their names,Samariais Oholahand Jerusalemis Oholibah.

Daniel 4:17

"This sentenceis by the decreeof the [angelic] watchersAnd the decisionis a commandof the holyones,In orderthat the livingmay knowThat the MostHighis rulerover the realmof mankind,And bestowsit on whomHe wishesAnd setsoverit the lowliestof men."

Daniel 4:25

that you be drivenawayfrom mankindand your dwellingplacebe with the beastsof the field,and you be givengrassto eatlike cattleand be drenchedwith the dewof heaven;and sevenperiods of timewill passoveryou, untilyou recognizethat the MostHighis rulerover the realmof mankindand bestowsit on whomeverHe wishes.

Daniel 4:32

and you will be drivenawayfrom mankind,and your dwellingplace[will be] with the beastsof the field.You will be givengrassto eatlike cattle,and sevenperiods of timewill passoveryou untilyou recognizethat the MostHighis rulerover the realmof mankindand bestowsit on whomeverHe wishes.'

Daniel 5:21

"He was also drivenawayfrom mankind,and his heartwas madelike[that of] beasts,and his dwellingplace[was] with the wilddonkeys.He was givengrassto eatlike cattle,and his bodywas drenchedwith the dewof heavenuntilhe recognizedthat the MostHighGodis rulerover the realmof mankindand [that] He setsoverit whomeverHe wishes.

Hosea 1:2

When the LORDfirstspokethrough Hosea,the LORDsaidto Hosea,"Go,taketo yourself a wifeof harlotryand [have] childrenof harlotry;for the landcommitsflagrantharlotry,forsakingthe LORD."

Hosea 13:6

As [they had] their pasture,they becamesatisfied,And beingsatisfied,their heartbecameproud;Thereforethey forgotMe.

Hosea 14:1

Return,O Israel,to the LORDyour God,For you have stumbledbecause of your iniquity.

Hosea 2:16

"It will comeabout in that day,"declaresthe LORD,"That you will callMe IshiAnd will nolongercallMe Baali.

Hosea 5:13

When Ephraimsawhis sickness,And Judahhis wound,Then Ephraimwentto AssyriaAnd sentto KingJareb.But he is unableto healyou, Or to cureyou of your wound.

Hosea 5:15

I will goaway [and] returnto My placeUntilthey acknowledgetheir guiltand seekMy face;In their afflictionthey will earnestlyseekMe.