- a woman:
- "But Zionª said,ª° The LORDª hath forsakenª° me, and my Lordª hath forgottenª° me. ... And kingsª shall be¹ thy nursing fathers,ª° and their queensª thy nursing mothers:ª° they shall bow downª° to thee with [their] faceª toward the earth,ª and lick upª° the dustª of thy feet;ª and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD:ª for they¹ shall not¹ be ashamedª° that waitª° for me." {Isa 49:14-23} + "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° ... For a smallª momentª have I forsakenª° thee; but with greatª merciesª will I gatherª° thee." {Isa 54:5-7} + "Arise,ª° shine;ª° for¹ thy lightª is come,ª° and the gloryª of the LORDª is risenª° upon¹ thee. ... Lift upª° thine eyesª round about,ª and see:ª° all¹ they gather themselves together,ª° they comeª° to thee: thy sonsª shall comeª° from far,ª¹ and thy daughtersª shall be nursedª° at¹ [thy] side.ª" {Isa 60:1-4} + "And I will betrothª° thee unto me for ever;ª yea, I will betrothª° thee unto me in righteousness,ª and in judgment,ª and in lovingkindness,ª and in mercies.ª ... I will even betrothª° thee unto me in faithfulness:ª and thou shalt knowª°¹ the LORD.ª" {Hsa 2:19-20} + "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} + "Husbands,ª loveª° yourª wives,ª even asª Christª alsoª lovedª° the¹ church,ª andª gaveª° himselfª forª it;ª ... Thatª he might presentª° itª to himselfª a gloriousª church,ª notª havingª° spot,²¹ orª wrinkle,ª orª anyª such thing;ª butª thatª it should beª° holyª andª without blemish.ª" {Eph 5:25-27} + "Thisª isª° a greatª mystery:ª butª Iª speakª° concerningª Christª andª² the¹ church.ª" {Eph 5:32}
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