Hosea 2:7
Gomeri atawafuatia wapenzi wake lakini hatawapata; atawatafuta lakini hatawapata. Kisha atasema, ‘Nitarudi kwa mume wangu kama kwanza, kwa maana nilikuwa na hali njema kuliko sasa.’This verse in the real world
In what words
- נָשַׂגnâsagto reach (literally or figuratively)
- רָדַףrâdaphto run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
- רִאשׁוֹןriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- אָהַבʼâhabto have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- בָּקַשׁbâqashto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to striv
- מָצָאmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or ac
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- יָלַךְyâlakto walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
+3 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 2:2, Jer 14:22, Hos 5:13, Luk 15:17–20, Deu 8:17–18, Ezk 23:22, Ezk 23:4, Hos 13:6