⁶ “‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!”^{[a](A) 7} I made you grow^(B) like a plant of the field. You grew and developed and entered puberty. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, yet you were stark naked.^(C)

⁸ “‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment^(D) over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant^(E) with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.^(F)