lIsaiah
54:5 (NIV) For your Maker is your husband–the LORD Almighty is his name–the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called
the God of all the earth.
lJeremiah
3:20 (NIV) But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you have been
unfaithful to me, O house of Israel," declares the LORD.
lHosea
3:1 (NIV) The LORD said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again,
though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love
her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they
turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin
cakes."