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.' Cross References Luke 15:17 Finally he came to his senses and said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death! Luke 15:18 I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. Jeremiah 2:2 "Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: 'I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. Jeremiah 3:1 "If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers--and you would return to Me?" declares the LORD. Jeremiah 14:22 Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things. Ezekiel 16:8 Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 23:4 The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem. Hosea 2:16 In that day," declares the LORD, "you will call Me 'my Husband,' and no longer call Me 'my Master.' Hosea 5:13 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. Hosea 13:6 When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me. Treasury of Scripture 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. she shall follow. Hosea 5:13 2 Chronicles 28:20-22 Isaiah 30:2,3,16 I will. Hosea 5:15 Hosea 6:1 Hosea 14:1 first. Jeremiah 2:2 Jeremiah 3:1 Jeremiah 31:32 for. Hosea 13:6 Deuteronomy 6:10-12 Deuteronomy 8:17,18 |
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