Hosea 2:7
ESV, NIV, KJV · TruthBound Bible
ESV
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 .
NIV
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.`
KJV
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.