Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death; jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol. Love’s flames are fiery flames – an almighty flame!
and if a feeling of jealousy comes over the husband and he becomes jealous because of his wife who has defiled herself #– #or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he becomes jealous of her though she has not defiled herself #– #
‘Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the Israelites because he was zealous among them with my zeal, , so that I did not destroy the Israelites in my zeal.