Hosea 2:16

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The Lord says this.

Cross References

Genesis 34:3

Then Shechem fell in love with Dinah and wanted to marry her.

Isaiah 40:2

Speak kindly to Jerusalem!\par Tell Jerusalem,\par ‘Your time of service is finished.\par You have paid the price for your sins.’”\par The Lord punished Jerusalem—\par twice for every sin she did.\par

Isaiah 54:5

Why? Because your husband {\cf2\super [429]} \par is the One (God) who made you.\par His name is the Lord All-Powerful.\par He is the Protector {\cf2\super [430]} of Israel.\par He is the Holy One of Israel.\par And he will be called\par the God of all the earth!\par

Jeremiah 3:14

“You people are unfaithful. But Come back to me!” This message was from the Lord.

Ezekiel 20:35

I will lead you into a desert \{like I did before\}. But this will be a place where other nations live. We will stand face to face and I will judge you.

Hosea 2:7

She will run after her lovers, but she will not be able to catch up with them. She will look for her lovers, but she will not be able to find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go back to my first husband (God). Life was better for me when I was with him. Life was better then than it is now.’

John 3:29

The bride always belongs to the bridegroom. {\cf2\super [55]} The friend that helps the bridegroom just waits and listens. He’s happy just to hear the bridegroom talk. That’s how I feel now. I’m so happy that he (Jesus) is here.

2 Corinthians 11:2

I feel jealousy for you. And this jealousy is a jealousy that comes from God. I promised to give you to Christ. Christ must be your only husband. I want to give you to Christ to be his pure bride. {\cf2\super [30]}

Revelation 19:7

Let us rejoice and be happy\par and give God glory!\par Give God glory, because the wedding\par of the Lamb (Jesus) has come.\par And the Lamb’s bride (the church)\par has made herself ready.\par

Judges 19:3

Then her husband went after her. He wanted to speak kindly to her so that she would come back to him. He took with him his servant and two donkeys. The Levite man came to her father’s house. Her father saw the Levite man and came out to greet him. The father was very happy.

Ruth 2:13

Then Ruth said, “You are very kind to me, sir. I am only a servant. I am not even equal to one of your servants. But you have said kind words to me and comforted me.”