Hosea 2:6-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 Therefore I will hedge up her[a] way with thorns,
and I will build a wall against her
so that she cannot find her paths.(A)
7 She shall pursue her lovers
but not overtake them,
and she shall seek them
but shall not find them.
Then she shall say, “I will go
and return to my first husband,
for it was better with me then than now.”(B)
Footnotes
- 2.6 Gk Syr: Heb your
Hosea 2:6-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Therefore, this is what I will do:
I will block your[a] way with thorns.
I will build a wall against her,
so that she cannot find her paths.
7 She will chase after her lovers,
but she will not reach them.
She will seek them,
but she will not find them.
She will say, “I will go back to my first husband,
because then it was better for me than it is now.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:6 Your is the reading of the Hebrew. The Greek and Syriac read her.
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