He became infatuated with Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.
Hosea 2:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised In that day – this is the Lord’s declaration – you will call me ‘my husband’ and no longer call me ‘my Baal’. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And it shall be in that day, says the Lord, that you will call Me Ishi [my Husband], and you shall no more call Me Baali [my Baal]. American Standard Version (1901) And it shall be at that day, saith Jehovah, that thou shalt call me Ishi, and shalt call me no more Baali. Common English Bible On that day, says the LORD, you will call me, “My husband,” and no longer will you call me, “My Lord.” Catholic Public Domain Version And it will be in that day," says the Lord, "that she will call me, 'My Husband,' and she will no longer call me, 'My Baal.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it shall be in that day, saith the Lord, That she shall call me: My husband, and she shall call me no more Baali. |
He became infatuated with Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.
‘Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of hard service is over, her iniquity has been pardoned, and she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.’
Indeed, your husband is your Maker – his name is the Lord of Armies – and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of the whole earth.
‘ “Return, you faithless children #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #for I am your master, , and I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
I will lead you into the wilderness of the peoples and enter into judgement with you there face to face.
She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them. Then she will think, ‘I will go back to my former husband, for then it was better for me than now.’
He who has the bride is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy, because I have promised you in marriage to one husband #– #to present a pure virgin to Christ.
Let us be glad, rejoice, and give him glory, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has prepared herself.
Then her husband got up and followed her to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had his servant with him and a pair of donkeys. So she brought him to her father’s house, and when the girl’s father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I have found favour with you, for you have comforted and encouraged your servant, although I am not like one of your female servants.’