"His left handª [should be] under¹ my head,ª and his right handª should embraceª° me. ... Who¹ [is] this¹ that cometh upª° from¹ the wilderness,ª leaningª° upon¹ her beloved?ª I raised²° thee up¹ under¹ the apple tree:ª there¹ thy motherª brought thee forth:ª° there¹ she brought thee forthª° [that] bareª° thee." {Sgs 8:3-5} + "For¹ thy Makerª° [is] thine husband;ª° the LORDª of hostsª [is] his name;ª and thy Redeemerª° the Holy Oneª of Israel;ª The Godª of the whole¹ earthª shall he be called.ª° ... For¹ the mountainsª shall depart,ª° and the hillsª be removed;ª° but my kindnessª shall not¹ departª° from¹¹ thee, neither¹ shall the covenantª of my peaceª be removed,ª° saithª° the LORDª that hath mercyª° on thee." {Isa 54:5-10} + "Thou shalt no¹ more¹ be termedª° Forsaken;ª° neither¹ shall thy landª any more¹ be termedª° Desolate:ª but¹ thou shalt be calledª° Hephzibah,ª and thy landª Beulah:ª° for¹ the LORDª delightethª° in thee, and thy landª shall be married.ª° ... For¹ [as] a young manª marriethª° a virgin,ª [so] shall thy sonsª marryª° thee: and [as] the bridegroomª rejoicethª over¹ the bride,ª [so] shall thy Godª rejoiceª° over¹ thee." {Isa 62:4-5} + "Yea, I will rejoiceª° over¹ them to do them good,ª°¹ and I will plantª° them in this¹ landª assuredlyª with my whole¹ heartª and with my whole¹ soul.ª" {Jer 32:41} + "The LORDª thy Godª in the midstª of thee [is] mighty;ª he will save,ª° he will rejoiceª° over¹ thee with joy;ª he will restª° in his love,ª he will joyª° over¹ thee with singing.ª" {Zph 3:17} + "He that hathª° the¹ brideª isª° the bridegroom:ª butª the¹ friendª of the¹ bridegroom,ª which² standethª° andª hearethª° him,ª rejoicethª° greatlyª becauseª of the¹ bridegroom'sª voice:ª thisª myª joyª thereforeª is fulfilled.ª°" {Jhn 3:29} + "Husbands,ª loveª° yourª wives,ª even asª Christª alsoª lovedª° the¹ church,ª andª gaveª° himselfª forª it;ª ... Forª no manª ever yetª hatedª° his ownª flesh;ª butª nourishethª° andª cherishethª° it,ª even¹ asª² the¹ Lordª the¹ church:ª" {Eph 5:25-29} |