Hos Hosea, chapter Book of Hosea, chapter 2
Hosea 2:7 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.
BSB
She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’
DRA
And she shall follow after her lovers, and shall not overtake them: and she shall seek them, and shall not find, and she shall say: I will go, and return to my first husband, because it was better with me then, than now.
FBV
When she runs after her lovers she won't catch up with them; she'll look for them but she won't find them. Then she'll say, ‘Let me go back to my former husband, because it was better for me then than now.’
GNV
Though shee follow after her louers, yet shall shee not come at them: though shee seeke them, yet shall shee not finde them: then shall she say, I will goe and returne to my first husband: for at that time was I better then nowe.
JPS
And she shall run after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them, and she shall seek them, but shall not find them; then shall she say: 'I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.'
LSV
And she has pursued her lovers, || And she does not overtake them, || And has sought them, and does not find [them], || And she has said: I go, and I return to my first husband, || For—better to me then than now.
NASB
“And she will pursue her lovers, but she will not reach them; And she will seek them, but will not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go back to my first husband, Because it was better for me then than now!’ NASB 2020
NIV (US)
She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go back to my husband as at first, for then I was better off than now.’
OJB [2:9]
And she shall chase after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them; then shall she say: I will go and return to my ish harishon (first husband); for then was it better with me than now.
T4T
They will run to their idols/gods that they think love them, but they will not find them. They will search for their false gods, but they will not find them. Then they will say, ‘Perhaps we should return to Yahweh, whom we worshiped previously [MET], because things were better for us then than they are now.’
WEB (US)
She will follow after her lovers, but she won’t overtake them; and she will seek them, but won’t find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go and return to my first husband, for then it was better with me than now.’
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
и погонится за любовниками своими, но не догонит их, и будет искать их, но не найдет, и скажет: «пойду я и возвращусь к первому мужу моему; ибо тогда лучше было мне, нежели теперь».
НРП
Она погонится за своими любовниками, но не догонит их. Она будет искать их, но не найдет. Тогда она скажет: „Я вернусь к своему мужу, потому что тогда мне было лучше, чем сейчас“.
Заокская (Кулаков)
Бросится за любовниками, а не догонит, станет искать их — не отыщет. И тогда она скажет: „Вернусь-ка к мужу моему: жилось мне с ним лучше, чем ныне живется“.
ВП
Она погонится за своими любовниками, но не догонит; она будет искать их, но не найдёт. Тогда она скажет: «Я вернусь к своему мужу, потому что тогда мне было лучше, чем сейчас».
СП (БЛ)
И побежит она вслед за своими любовниками, но не догонит их, и будет их искать, но не найдёт. И тогда она скажет: „Я возвращусь к моему первому Мужу, с Ним жизнь моя была лучше, чем теперь”.