Hosea 2:7 Multilingual: 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 for me then than now.'

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New International Version
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.'

New Living Translation
When she runs after her lovers, she won't be able to catch them. She will search for them but not find them. Then she will think, 'I might as well return to my husband, for I was better off with him than I am now.'

English Standard Version
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 for me then than now.’

Berean Study Bible
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.’

New American Standard Bible
"She will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; And she will seek them, but will not find them. Then she will say, 'I will go back to my first husband, For it was better for me then than now!'

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will think," I will go back to my former husband, for then it was better for me than now."

International Standard Version
She will pursue her lovers, but she won't catch up with them. She will seek them, but she won't find them. Then she will say, 'I'll go back and return to my first husband, because it was better for me then than now.'

NET Bible
Then she will pursue her lovers, but she will not catch them; she will seek them, but she will not find them. Then she will say, "I will go back to my husband, because I was better off then than I am now."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She will run after her lovers, but she won't catch them. She will search for them, but she won't find them. Then she will say, 'I'll go back to my first husband. Things were better for me than they are now.'

Jubilee Bible 2000
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 it was better with me than now.

King James 2000 Bible
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.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible Translation
And she shall pursue after her lovers, and shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, and shall not find them: and she shall say, I will go and return to my first husband, for then was it better with me than now.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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 was it better with me than now.'

Young's Literal Translation
And she hath pursued her lovers, And she doth not overtake them, And hath sought them, and doth not find, And she hath said: I go, and I turn back unto My first husband, For -- better to me then than now.

Hosea 2:7 Afrikaans PWL
(2:9) Sy sal agter haar minnaars aanloop, maar hulle nie inhaal nie en sy sal hulle soek, maar hulle nie vind nie, dan sal sy sê: ‘Ek sal na my eerste man toe teruggaan, want dit was toe vir my beter as nou,’

Osea 2:7 Albanian
Do të rendë pas dashnorëve të saj, por nuk do t'i arrijë; do t'i kërkojë, por nuk do t'i gjejë. Atëherë do të thotë: "Do të kthehem te burri im i parë, sepse për mua ishte më mirë atëherë se tani".

ﻫﻮﺷﻊ 2:7 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فتتبع محبيها ولا تدركهم وتفتش عليهم ولا تجدهم. فتقول اذهب وارجع الى رجلي الاول لانه حينئذ كان خير لي من الآن

Dyr Hosen 2:7 Bavarian
Wenn s aft ire Kunddn suechet und niemer finddt, gaat s öbby einseghn: "I gee reumüetig gan meinn aignen Man zrugg, weil i s bei dönn bösser hiet wie ietz."

Осия 2:7 Bulgarian
Тя ще се завтече след любовниците си, но няма да ги стигне; Ще ги потърси, но няма да ги намери; Тогава ще рече: Ще отида и ще се върна при първия си мъж, Защото ми беше по-добре тогава, отколкото сега.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
她必追隨所愛的卻追不上，她必尋找他們卻尋不見，便說：『我要歸回前夫，因我那時的光景比如今還好。』

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
她必追随所爱的却追不上，她必寻找他们却寻不见，便说：‘我要归回前夫，因我那时的光景比如今还好。’

何西阿書 2:7 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
她必追隨所愛的，卻追不上；她必尋找他們，卻尋不見，便說：我要歸回前夫，因我那時的光景比如今還好。

何西阿書 2:7 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
她必追随所爱的，却追不上；她必寻找他们，却寻不见，便说：我要归回前夫，因我那时的光景比如今还好。

Hosea 2:7 Croatian Bible
I trčat će za milosnicima, ali ih stići neće, tražit će ih, al' ih neće pronaći. Tada će reći: 'Idem se vratiti prvome mužu, jer sretnija bijah prije nego sada.'

Ozeáše 2:7 Czech BKR
Tehdy běhati bude za frejíři svými, a však nedostihne jich, hledati jich bude, ale nenalezne. I dí: Ej nu, již se navrátím k manželu svému prvnímu, proto že mi lépe tehdáž bylo než nyní.

Hoseas 2:7 Danish
Efter Elskerne kan hun saa løbe, hun naar dem alligevel ikke; hun søger dem uden at finde, og da skal hun sige: »Jeg gaar paa ny til min første Mand; da havde jeg det bedre end nu.«

Hosea 2:7 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Zij bekent toch niet, dat Ik haar het koren, en den most, en de olie gegeven heb, en haar het zilver en goud vermenigvuldigd heb, dat zij tot den Baal gebruikt hebben.

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ καταδιώξεται τοὺς ἐραστὰς αὐτῆς καὶ οὐ μὴ καταλάβῃ αὐτούς, καὶ ζητήσει αὐτοὺς καὶ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃ αὐτούς, καὶ ἐρεῖ Πορεύσομαι καὶ ἐπιστρέψω πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα μου τὸν πρότερον, ὅτι καλῶς μοι ἦν τότε ἢ νῦν.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְרִדְּפָ֤ה אֶת־מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙ וְלֹֽא־תַשִּׂ֣יג אֹתָ֔ם וּבִקְשָׁ֖תַם וְלֹ֣א תִמְצָ֑א וְאָמְרָ֗ה אֵלְכָ֤ה וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ אֶל־אִישִׁ֣י הָֽרִאשֹׁ֔ון כִּ֣י טֹ֥וב לִ֛י אָ֖ז מֵעָֽתָּה׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
ורדפה את־מאהביה ולא־תשיג אתם ובקשתם ולא תמצא ואמרה אלכה ואשובה אל־אישי הראשון כי טוב לי אז מעתה׃

Aleppo Codex
ט ורדפה את מאהביה ולא תשיג אתם ובקשתם ולא תמצא ואמרה אלכה ואשובה אל אישי הראשון--כי טוב לי אז מעתה

Hóseás 2:7 Hungarian: Karoli
Mert nem vette eszébe, hogy én adtam néki a búzát, a mustot és az olajat, és [én] sokasítottam meg ezüstjét és az aranyat, [a mit] õk a Baálra költöttek.

Hoŝea 2:7 Esperanto
SXi postkuros siajn amistojn, sed sxi ne kuratingos ilin; sxi sercxos ilin, sed ne trovos; kaj sxi diros:Mi iros returne al mia unua edzo, cxar pli bone estis al mi tiam, ol nun.

HOOSEA 2:7 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Ja kuin hän juoksee rakastajainsa perässä, niin ei hänen pidä heitä käsittämän, eikä löytämän, kuin hän heitä etsii; ja hänen pitää sanoman: Minä menen ja palajan entisen mieheni tykö, sillä silloin oli minun parempi kuin nyt.

Osée 2:7 French: Darby
Et elle courra apres ses amants, et ne les atteindra pas; et elle les cherchera, et ne les trouvera pas. Et elle dira: J'irai et je m'en retournerai à mon premier mari; car alors j'etais mieux que maintenant.

Osée 2:7 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Elle poursuivra ses amants, et ne les atteindra pas; elle les cherchera, et ne les trouvera pas. Puis elle dira: J'irai, et je retournerai vers mon premier mari, car alors j'étais plus heureuse que maintenant.

Osée 2:7 French: Martin (1744)
Elle ira donc vers ceux dont elle recherche l'amitié; mais elle ne les atteindra point; elle les cherchera, mais elle ne les trouvera point; et elle dira : Je m'en irai et retournerai à mon premier mari, car alors j'étais mieux que je ne suis maintenant.

Hosea 2:7 German: Modernized
und wenn sie ihren Buhlen nachläuft, daß sie die nicht ergreifen, und wenn sie die suchet, nicht finden könne und sagen müsse: Ich will wiederum zu meinem vorigen Manne gehen, da mir besser war, denn mir jetzt ist.

Hosea 2:7 German: Luther (1912)
und wenn sie ihren Buhlen nachläuft, daß sie dich nicht ergreifen, und wenn sie dich sucht, sie nicht finden könne und sagen müsse: Ich will wiederum zu meinem vorigen Mann gehen, da mir besser war, denn mir jetzt ist.

Hosea 2:7 German: Textbibel (1899)
Wenn sie dann ihren Buhlen nacheilt, soll sie sie nicht erreichen, und wenn sie nach ihnen sucht, sie nicht treffen, vielmehr sich entschließen: Ich will doch zu meinem früheren Manne zurückkehren; denn damals ging es mir besser als jetzt!

Osea 2:7 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
E correrà dietro ai suoi amanti, ma non li raggiungerà; li cercherà, ma non li troverà. Allora dirà: "Tornerò al mio primo marito, perché allora stavo meglio di adesso".

Osea 2:7 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Ed andrà dietro a’ suoi amanti, ma non li aggiungerà; e li ricercherà, ma non li troverà; laonde dirà: Io andrò, e ritornerò al mio primiero marito; perciocchè allora io stava meglio che al presente.

HOSEA 2:7 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Maka iapun akan mengikut segala kendaknya, tetapi tiada ia akan berjumpa dengan mereka itu, dan iapun akan mencahari dia, tetapi tiada didapatinya akan mereka itu; pada masa itu iapun akan berkata demikian: Bahwa aku hendak balik kembali kepada lakiku yang dahulu itu, karena dahulu baiklah padaku dari pada sekarang ini.

호세아 2:7 Korean
저가 그 연애하는 자를 따라 갈지라도 미치지 못하며 저희를 찾을지라도 만나지 못할 것이라 그제야 저가 이르기를 내가 본 남편에게로 돌아가리니 그 때의 내 형편이 지금보다 나았음이라 하리라

Osee 2:7 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Et sequetur amatores suos, et non apprehendet eos ; et quæret eos, et non inveniet : et dicet : Vadam, et revertar ad virum meum priorem, quia bene mihi erat tunc magis quam nunc.

Ozëjo knyga 2:7 Lithuanian
Ji bėgs paskui savo meilužius, bet jų nepavys, ji ieškos jų, bet nesuras. Tada ji sakys: ‘Grįšiu pas savo pirmąjį vyrą, nes pas Jį man buvo geriau negu dabar’.

Hosea 2:7 Maori
Ka whaia ano e ia ana i aroha ai, heoi e kore e mau i a ia; ka rapua ratou e ia, otiia e kore e kitea: katahi ia ka mea ake, Ka haere ahau ka hoki ki taku tahu tuatahi; nui ake hoki to reira pai ki ahau i to naianei.

Hoseas 2:7 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
når hun løper efter sine elskere, skal hun ikke nå dem, når hun søker dem, skal hun ikke finne dem. Da skal hun si: Jeg vil vende tilbake til min første mann; for dengang hadde jeg det bedre enn nu.

Oseas 2:7 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Y seguirá a sus amantes, pero no los alcanzará; los buscará, pero no los hallará. Entonces dirá: ``Iré y volveré a mi primer marido, porque mejor me iba entonces que ahora.

Oseas 2:7 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Ella seguirá a sus amantes, pero no los alcanzará; Los buscará, pero no los hallará. Entonces dirá: 'Iré y volveré a mi primer marido, Porque mejor me iba entonces que ahora.'

Oseas 2:7 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Y seguirá a sus amantes, y no los alcanzará; los buscará, y no los hallará. Entonces dirá: Iré, y me volveré a mi primer marido; porque mejor me iba entonces que ahora.

Oseas 2:7 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Y seguirá sus amantes, y no los alcanzará; buscarálos, y no los hallará. Entonces dira: Iré, y volvéreme á mi primer marido; porque mejor me iba entonces que ahora.

Oseas 2:7 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Y seguirá a sus amantes, y no los alcanzará; los buscará, y no los hallará. Entonces dirá: Iré, y me volveré a mi primer marido; porque mejor me iba entonces que ahora.

Oséias 2:7 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Ela correrá atrás dos seus amantes, mas não os alcançará; procurará por eles, mas não os achará. Então refletirá: ‘Irei e tornarei para o meu primeiro marido, porquanto eu estava bem melhor antes do que agora!’

Oséias 2:7 Portugese Bible
Ela irá em seguimento de seus amantes, mas não os alcançará; buscá-los-á, mas não os achará; então dirá: Irei, e voltarei a meu primeiro marido, porque melhor me ia então do que agora.

Osea 2:7 Romanian: Cornilescu
Va alerga după ibovnicii ei, dar nu -i va ajunge; îi va căuta, dar nu -i va găsi. Apoi va zice: ,Hai să mă întorc iarăş la bărbatul meu cel dintîi, căci eram mai fericită atunci decît acum!`

Осия 2:7 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
и погонится за любовниками своими, но не догонит их, и будет искатьих, но не найдет, и скажет: „пойду я, и возвращусь к первому мужу моему; ибо тогда лучше было мне, нежели теперь".

Осия 2:7 Russian koi8r
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`.

Hosea 2:7 Swedish (1917)
När hon då löper efter sina älskare, skall hon icke få dem fatt; när hon söker dem, skall hon ej finna dem. Då skall hon säga: »Jag vill gå tillbaka till min förste man ty bättre var mig då än nu.»

Hosea 2:7 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
At siya'y susunod sa mga mangingibig sa kaniya, nguni't hindi niya sila aabutan; at hahanapin niya sila, nguni't hindi niya sila masusumpungan; kung magkagayo'y sasabihin niya, Ako'y yayaon at babalik sa aking unang asawa; sapagka't naging mabuti sa akin kay sa ngayon.

โฮเชยา 2:7 Thai: from KJV
นางจะไปตามบรรดาคนรักของนาง แต่ก็จะตามไม่ทัน นางจะเที่ยวเสาะหาเขาทั้งหลาย แต่นางก็จะไม่พบเขา แล้วนางจะว่า `ฉันจะไปหาผัวคนแรกของฉัน เพราะแต่ก่อนนั้นฐานะฉันยังดีกว่าเดี๋ยวนี้'

Hoşea 2:7 Turkish
Oynaşlarının ardına düşecek,
Ama onlara erişemeyecek,
Onları arayacak,
Ama bulamayacak.
O zaman, ‹İlk kocama döneyim› diyecek,
‹Çünkü o zamanki halim şimdikinden iyiydi!›

OÂ-seâ 2:7 Vietnamese (1934)
Nó sẽ đuổi theo tình nhơn mình mà không kịp, tìm mà không gặp đâu. Ðoạn nó sẽ rằng: Ta sẽ trở về cùng chồng thứ nhứt của ta; vì lúc đó ta sung sướng hơn bây giờ.