Isaiah 62:5

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⁵As a young man marries a young woman,
so will your Builder marry you;
as a bridegroom^(A) rejoices over his bride,
so will your God rejoice^(B) over you.

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Jeremiah 3:1

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3 “If a man divorces^(A) his wife
    and she leaves him and marries another man,
should he return to her again?
    Would not the land be completely defiled?^(B)
But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers^(C)—
    would you now return to me?”^(D)
declares the Lord.

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Jeremiah 3:4-5

New International Version

⁴Have you not just called to me:
    ‘My Father,^(A) my friend from my youth,^(B)
⁵will you always be angry?^(C)
    Will your wrath continue forever?’
This is how you talk,
    but you do all the evil you can.”

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Jeremiah 3:7-10

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⁷I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me but she did not, and her unfaithful sister^(A) Judah saw it.^(B) ⁸I gave faithless Israel^(C) her certificate of divorce^(D) and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear;^(E) she also went out and committed adultery. ⁹Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land^(F) and committed adultery^(G) with stone^(H) and wood.^(I) ¹⁰In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return^(J) to me with all her heart, but only in pretense,^(K)” declares the Lord.^(L)

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Jeremiah 3:14

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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.

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Jeremiah 31:22

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²²How long will you wander,^(A)
unfaithful^(B) Daughter Israel?
The Lord will create a new thing^(C) on earth—
the woman will return to^[a]^(D) the man.”

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Jeremiah 31:22 Or will protect

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Zephaniah 3:14

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¹⁴Sing, Daughter Zion;^(A)
shout aloud,^(B) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice^(C) with all your heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!

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Zechariah 9:9

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The Coming of Zion’s King

⁹Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!^(A)
    Shout,^(B) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,^(C)
    righteous and victorious,^(D)
lowly and riding on a donkey,^(E)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.^(F)