Hosea 2:6

Therefore, behold, I will ^ahedge up ¹her way with ^bthorns,

And I will build ²a wall against her so that she cannot find her ^cpaths.

Hosea 2:7

So she will ^apursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them;

And she will seek them, but will not find them.

Then she will say, ‘^bI will go, and I will return to my ^cfirst husband,

For it was ^dbetter for me then than now!’

17 But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!

18 I will rise up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you.