Hosea 2:7 (GNV)

Passage

Though shee follow after her louers, yet shall shee not come at them: though shee seeke them, yet shall shee not finde them: then shall she say, I will goe and returne to my first husband: for at that time was I better then nowe.

Nearby Context

Hosea 2:5 For their mother hath plaied the harlot: she that conceiued them, hath done shamefully: for shee said, I will goe after my louers that giue me my bread and my water, my wooll and my flaxe, mine oyle and my drinke.

Hosea 2:6 Therefore beholde, I will stoope thy way with thornes, and make an hedge, that shee shall not finde her pathes.

Hosea 2:7 Though shee follow after her louers, yet shall shee not come at them: though shee seeke them, yet shall shee not finde them: then shall she say, I will goe and returne to my first husband: for at that time was I better then nowe.

Hosea 2:8 Nowe she did not knowe that I gaue her corne, and wine, and oyle, and multiplied her siluer and golde, which they bestowed vpon Baal.

Hosea 2:9 Therefore wil I returne, and take away my corne in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recouer my wool and my flaxe lent, to couer her shame.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "shee", "follow", "after", "louers", "shall", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "shee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Therefore beholde I will stoope thy way..." into verse 8's "Nowe she did not knowe that I...", so "though" and "shee" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "though" and "shee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.