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Therefore, behold, I will (A)hedge up [a]her way with (B)thorns,
And I will build [b]a wall against her so that she cannot find her (C)paths.
So she will (D)pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them;
And she will seek them, but will not find them.
Then she will say, ‘(E)I will go, and I will return to my (F)first husband,
For it was (G)better for me then than now!’

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:6 As in some ancient versions; Heb your
  2. Hosea 2:6 Lit her wall so that

Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes;
    I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.(A)
She will chase after her lovers but not catch them;
    she will look for them but not find them.(B)
Then she will say,
    ‘I will go back to my husband(C) as at first,(D)
    for then I was better off(E) than now.’

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