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

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Footnotes

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

Therefore, this is what I will do:
I will block her[a] way(A) with thorns;(B)
I will enclose her with a wall,
so that she cannot find her paths.(C)
She will pursue her lovers but not catch them;(D)
she will look for them but not find them.
Then she will think,
“I will go back to my former husband,(E)
for then it was better for me than now.”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:6 LXX, Syr; MT reads your