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Hosea 2:7 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Hosea 2:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 2 verse 7 to related passages throughout the 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.”
Hosea 2:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 2:7
Desired repentance: '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.' God's obstacles (v. 6) produce futility: pursuing lovers without success. This is covenant curse (Deuteronomy 28:29, 'you shall grope at noonday as the blind gropes in darkness'). Frustration should prompt reflection: 'then was it better with me than now.' Comparison between relationship with YHWH and pursuit of idols reveals emptiness of false worshi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 2:7
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“and cry in the ears of Jerusalem”
“'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare”
“My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.”
“Yahweh our God? therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.”
“and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine”
“so were they filled; they were filled”
“and gives it to whoever he will.”
“and covered them”
“You have chastised me”