Hosea 2:19
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19 And I will betroth you to me (A)forever. (B)I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.
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Hosea 2:19
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2 Corinthians 11:2
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2 For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since (A)I betrothed you to one husband, (B)to present you (C)as a pure virgin to Christ.
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2 Corinthians 11:2
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2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband,(A) to Christ, so that I might present you(B) as a pure virgin to him.
Revelation 21:2
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2 I saw the Holy City,(A) the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,(B) prepared as a bride(C) beautifully dressed for her husband.
Isaiah 54:14
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14 In righteousness you shall be established;
you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
Isaiah 54:8-10
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8 (A)In overflowing anger for a moment
I hid my face from you,
(B)but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord, your Redeemer.
9 “This is like (C)the days of Noah[a] to me:
as I swore that the waters of Noah
should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
and will not rebuke you.
10 For the mountains may depart
and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
and (D)my covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
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- Isaiah 54:9 Some manuscripts For this is as the waters of Noah
Isaiah 54:8-10
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8 In a surge of anger(A)
I hid(B) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness(C)
I will have compassion(D) on you,”
says the Lord your Redeemer.(E)
9 “To me this is like the days of Noah,
when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.(F)
So now I have sworn(G) not to be angry(H) with you,
never to rebuke(I) you again.
10 Though the mountains be shaken(J)
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love(K) for you will not be shaken(L)
nor my covenant(M) of peace(N) be removed,”
says the Lord, who has compassion(O) on you.
Revelation 19:7-9
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7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for (A)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and (B)his Bride has made herself ready;
8 (C)it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is (D)the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 And the angel said[a] to me, “Write this: (E)Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, (F)“These are the true words of God.”
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- Revelation 19:9 Greek he said
Revelation 19:7-9
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7 Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!(A)
For the wedding of the Lamb(B) has come,
and his bride(C) has made herself ready.
8 Fine linen,(D) bright and clean,
was given her to wear.”
(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(E) of God’s holy people.)
9 Then the angel said to me,(F) “Write this:(G) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”(H) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”(I)
Ezekiel 37:25-28
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25 (A)They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there (B)forever, and David my servant shall be their prince (C)forever. 26 (D)I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be (E)an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land[a] and (F)multiply them, and will (G)set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 (H)My dwelling place shall be with them, (I)and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 Then (J)the nations will know that (K)I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when (L)my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.”
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- Ezekiel 37:26 Hebrew lacks in their land
Ezekiel 37:25-28
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25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(A) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(B) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(C) 26 I will make a covenant of peace(D) with them; it will be an everlasting covenant.(E) I will establish them and increase their numbers,(F) and I will put my sanctuary among them(G) forever.(H) 27 My dwelling place(I) will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.(J) 28 Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy,(K) when my sanctuary is among them forever.(L)’”
Jeremiah 3:14-15
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14 (A)Return, O faithless children,
declares the Lord;
(B)for I am your master;
I will take you, one from a city and two from a family,
and I will bring you to Zion.
15 “‘And (C)I will give you shepherds after my own heart, (D)who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
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Jeremiah 3:14-15
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14 “Return,(A) faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband.(B) I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion. 15 Then I will give you shepherds(C) after my own heart,(D) who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.
Isaiah 62:3-5
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3 You shall be (A)a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 (B)You shall no more be termed (C)Forsaken,[a]
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,[b]
(D)but you shall be called (E)My Delight Is in Her,[c]
and your land Married;[d]
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so (F)shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so (G)shall your God rejoice over you.
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- Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Azubah
- Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Shemamah
- Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Hephzibah
- Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Beulah
Isaiah 62:3-5
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3 You will be a crown(A) of splendor in the Lord’s hand,
a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 No longer will they call you Deserted,(B)
or name your land Desolate.(C)
But you will be called Hephzibah,[a](D)
and your land Beulah[b];
for the Lord will take delight(E) in you,
and your land will be married.(F)
5 As a young man marries a young woman,
so will your Builder marry you;
as a bridegroom(G) rejoices over his bride,
so will your God rejoice(H) over you.
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- Isaiah 62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
- Isaiah 62:4 Beulah means married.
Psalm 85:10
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Psalm 85:10
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Revelation 21:9-10
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The New Jerusalem
9 Then came (A)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of (B)the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you (C)the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And (D)he carried me away in the Spirit to (E)a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
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Revelation 21:9-10
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The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues(A) came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride,(B) the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away(C) in the Spirit(D) to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.(E)
Ephesians 5:23-27
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23 For (A)the husband is the head of the wife even as (B)Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is (C)himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit (D)in everything to their husbands.
25 (E)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and (F)gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by (G)the washing of water (H)with the word, 27 so (I)that he might present the church to himself in splendor, (J)without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.[a]
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- Ephesians 5:27 Or holy and blameless
Ephesians 5:23-27
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23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,(A) his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands(B) in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives,(C) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(D) 26 to make her holy,(E) cleansing[a] her by the washing(F) with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself(G) as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.(H)
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- Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed
Romans 7:4
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4 Likewise, my brothers, (A)you also have died (B)to the law (C)through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, (D)in order that we may bear fruit for God.
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Romans 7:4
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4 So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law(A) through the body of Christ,(B) that you might belong to another,(C) to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.
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