"And say,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GODª unto Jerusalem;ª Thy birthª and thy nativityª [is] of the landª¹ of Canaan;ª thy fatherª [was] an Amorite,ª and thy motherª an Hittite.²¹ ... I have causedª° thee to multiplyª as the budª of the field,ª and thou hast increasedª° and waxen great,ª° and thou art comeª° to excellentª ornaments:ª [thy] breastsª are fashioned,ª° and thine hairª is grown,ª° whereas thou¹ [wast] nakedª and bare.ª" {Ezk 16:3-7} + "Because¹¹ thou hast not¹ rememberedª°¹ the daysª of thy youth,ª but hast frettedª° me in all¹ these¹ [things]; behold,ª therefore I¹ also¹ will recompenseª° thy wayª upon [thine] head,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD:ª and thou shalt not¹ commitª°¹ this lewdnessª above¹ all¹ thine abominations.ª" {Ezk 16:43} + "Nevertheless I¹ will rememberª°¹ my covenantª with¹ thee in the daysª of thy youth,ª and I will establishª° unto thee an everlastingª covenant.ª ... That¹ thou mayest remember,ª° and be confounded,ª° and never¹ openª thy mouthª any more¹ becauseª¹ of thy shame,ª when I am pacifiedª° toward thee for all¹ that¹ thou hast done,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 16:60-63} + "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} + "Lest¹ I stripª° her naked,ª and setª° her as in the dayª that she was born,ª° and makeª° her as a wilderness,ª and setª° her like a dryª land,ª and slayª° her with thirst.ª" {Hsa 2:3} + "When¹ Israelª [was] a child,ª then I lovedª° him, and calledª° my sonª out of Egypt.ª¹" {Hsa 11:1} |