- although I was:
- or, should I have continued, "Goª° and cryª° in the earsª of Jerusalem,ª saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª I rememberª° thee, the kindnessª of thy youth,ª the loveª of thine espousals,ª when thou wentest²°¹ afterª me in the wilderness,ª in a landª [that was] not¹ sown.ª°" {Jer 2:2} + "Turn,ª° O backslidingª children,ª saithª° the LORD;ª for¹ I¹ am marriedª° unto you: and I will takeª° you oneª of a city,ª¹ and twoª of a family,ª¹ and I will bringª° you to Zion:ª" {Jer 3:14} + "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°" {Isa 54:5} + "Now when I passedª° by¹ thee, and looked²° upon¹ thee, behold,¹ thy timeª [was] the timeª of love;ª and I spreadª° my skirtª over¹ thee, and coveredª° thy nakedness:ª yea, I swareª° unto thee, and enteredª° into a covenantª with¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª and thou becamest¹ mine." {Ezk 16:8} + "And the namesª of them [were] Aholahª the elder,ª and Aholibahª her sister:ª and they were¹ mine, and they bareª° sonsª and daughters.ª Thus [were] their names;ª Samariaª [is] Aholah,ª and Jerusalemª Aholibah.ª" {Ezk 23:4} + "Pleadª° with your mother,ª plead:ª° for¹ she¹ [is] not¹ my wife,ª neither¹ [am] I¹ her husband:ª let her therefore put awayª° her whoredomsª out of her sight,ª¹ and her adulteriesª from between¹¹ her breasts;ª" {Hsa 2:2} + "Then saidª° the LORDª unto¹ me, Go²°¹ yet,¹ loveª° a womanª belovedª° of [her] friend,ª yet an adulteress,ª° according to the loveª of the LORDª toward¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª who¹ lookª° to¹ otherª gods,ª and loveª° flagonsª of wine.ª" {Hsa 3:1} + "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} + "Forª I am jealousª° over youª with godlyª jealousy:ª forª I have espousedª° youª to oneª husband,ª that I may presentª° [you as] a chasteª virginª to Christ.ª" {2Co 11:2}
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