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And
Eli blessed Elkanah and his
wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the
loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
And
Eli would
bless Elkanah and his
wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
And his daughter in law,
Phinehas’
wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the
tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and
travailed; for her pains came upon her.
Now
Eli’s daughter-in-law, the
wife of
Phinehas, was
pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she
collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
And the name of Saul’s
wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of
Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was
Abner, the son of
Ner, Saul’s uncle.
His
wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of
Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was
Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle
Ner.
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to
wife: only be thou
valiant for me, and fight the LORD’S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be
valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and
slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to
wife.
David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to
slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s
wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to
morrow thou shalt be slain.
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s
wife Michal
warned him, “If you do not run for your life
tonight,
tomorrow you will be dead!”
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his
wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was
churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of
Caleb.
His name was Nabal, and his
wife’s name was
Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
But one of the young men told
Abigail, Nabal’s
wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to
salute our master; and he railed on them.
Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s
wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to
greet our master, but he
scolded them.
But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
In the morning when Nabal was
sober, his
wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him and he became like a stone.
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath
pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with
Abigail, to take her to him to
wife.
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has
upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to
Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
And when the servants of David were come to
Abigail to
Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee to take thee to him to
wife.
When his servants came to
Abigail at
Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his
wife.”
And
Abigail hasted, and arose, and
rode upon an
ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his
wife.
So
Abigail hurried and got on a
donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his
wife.
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
And David dwelt with Achish at
Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and
Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s
wife.
David and his men settled in
Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of
Jezreel and
Abigail of
Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
Then answered all the wicked men and men of
Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the
spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his
wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the
plunder we recovered, except for each man’s
wife and children. They may take them and go.”
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and
Abigail Nabal’s
wife the
Carmelite.
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of
Jezreel and
Abigail the widow of Nabal of
Carmel.
And his second, Chileab, of
Abigail the
wife of Nabal the
Carmelite; and the third,
Absalom the son of
Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
his second was Chileab, by
Abigail the widow of Nabal of
Carmel; his third was
Absalom, the son of
Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s
wife. These were born to David in
Hebron.
and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s
wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in
Hebron.
And David sent messengers to
Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my
wife Michal, which I
espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
Then David sent messengers to say to
Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my
wife, Michal, whom I
betrothed to myself for a hundred
Philistine foreskins.”
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-
sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the
wife of Uriah the Hittite?
So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah,
abide in tents; and my lord
Joab, and the servants of my lord, are
encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my
wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master
Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my
wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
And when the
wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she
mourned for her husband.
When Uriah’s
wife heard that her husband was dead, she
mourned for him.
And when the
mourning was past, David sent and
fetched her to his house, and she became his
wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
And when the time of
mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his
wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.
Wherefore hast thou
despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his
wife to be thy
wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of
Ammon.
Why then have you
despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his
wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the
Ammonites.
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast
despised me, and hast taken the
wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy
wife.
Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have
despised Me and have taken the
wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
And
Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s
wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
After
Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s
wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
And David comforted Bath-
sheba his
wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn
thereon; and the thing was not known.
Then the man’s
wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well,
scattering grain over it so
nobody would know a thing.
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee
nay,) that he give me
Abishag the Shunammite to
wife.
Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me
Abishag the Shunammite as my
wife.”
And she said, Let
Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to
wife.
So Bathsheba said, “Let
Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his
wife.”
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of
Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to
wife:
Ben-abinadab in Naphath-
dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his
wife);
Ahimaaz was in
Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to
wife:
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the
porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to
wife, like unto this
porch.
And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken
Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the
Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s
wife.
Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured
Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the
Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a
dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s
wife.
And
Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to
wife the sister of his own
wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
There
Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own
wife.
And
Jeroboam said to his
wife, Arise, I pray thee, and
disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the
wife of
Jeroboam; and get thee to
Shiloh: behold, there is
Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
And
Jeroboam’s
wife did so, and arose, and went to
Shiloh, and came to the house of
Ahijah. But
Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
And the LORD said unto
Ahijah, Behold, the
wife of
Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall
feign herself to be another woman.
But the LORD had said to
Ahijah, “Behold, the
wife of
Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be
disguised.”
And it was so, when
Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou
wife of
Jeroboam; why feignest thou
thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy
tidings.
So when
Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in,
wife of
Jeroboam! Why are you
disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.
And
Jeroboam’s
wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the
threshold of the door, the child died;
Then
Jeroboam’s
wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she
stepped over the
threshold of the house, the boy died.
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to
wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served
Baal, and worshipped him.
And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of
Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married
Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship
Baal.
But
Jezebel his
wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so
sad, that thou eatest no bread?
Soon his
wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so
sullen that you refuse to eat?”
And
Jezebel his
wife said unto him,
Dost thou now
govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be
merry: I will give thee the
vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite.
But his
wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be
cheerful, for I will get you the
vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite.”
But there was none like unto
Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom
Jezebel his
wife stirred up.
(Surely there was never one like
Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his
wife Jezebel.
Now there
cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto
Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the
creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be
bondmen.
Now the
wife of one of the sons of the prophets
cried out to
Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his
creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away
captive out of the land of Israel a little
maid; and she waited on
Naaman’s
wife.
At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young
girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving
Naaman’s
wife.
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of
Ahab: for the daughter of
Ahab was his
wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of
Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of
Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to
Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The
thistle that was in
Lebanon sent to the
cedar that was in
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to
wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in
Lebanon, and
trode down the
thistle.
So Hilkiah the priest, and
Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the
prophetess, the
wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the
wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
So Hilkiah the priest,
Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the
prophetess, the
wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the
wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
And when
Baal-hanan was dead,
Hadad reigned in his
stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his
wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
When
Baal-hanan died,
Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named
Pau, and his
wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
And
Caleb the son of Hezron
begat children of Azubah his
wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
Caleb son of Hezron had children by his
wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
And after that Hezron was dead in
Caleb-ephratah, then
Abiah Hezron’s
wife bare him
Ashur the father of Tekoa.
After Hezron died in
Caleb-ephrathah, his
wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
Ram his
firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and
Ahijah. Jerahmeel had another
wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
Nadab and Abishur. Abishur’s
wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.
And his
wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and
Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
And Mered’s
wife Bithiah gave birth to
Miriam,
Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a
Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor,
Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
Machir took a
wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was
Maacah. Another
descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
Machir’s
wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
And again he
slept with his
wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
And he
begat of Hodesh his
wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
His sons by his wife Hodesh:
And at
Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon; whose
wife’s name was Maachah:
And in
Gibeon dwelt the father of
Gibeon, Jehiel, whose
wife’s name was Maachah:
And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My
wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy,
whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.
Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
And
Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to
wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of
Jesse;
And
Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of
Jesse’s son Eliab.
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of
Ahab: for he had the daughter of
Ahab to
wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.
And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of
Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of
Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took
Joash the son of
Ahaziah, and
stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his
nurse in a
bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the
wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of
Ahaziah,)
hid him from
Athaliah, so that she
slew him not.
But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took
Joash son of
Ahaziah and
stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his
nurse in a
bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the
wife of Jehoiada the priest, was
Ahaziah’s sister, she
hid Joash from
Athaliah so that she could not kill him.
And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the
prophetess, the
wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the
wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the
prophetess, the
wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the
wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
Nevertheless
Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his
wife.
Nevertheless,
Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his
wife Zeresh,
His
wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a
gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have
Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the
banquet with the king and enjoy
yourself.” The advice pleased
Haman, and he had the
gallows constructed.
And
Haman told Zeresh his
wife and all his friends every thing that had
befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his
wife unto him, If
Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Haman told his
wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his
wife Zeresh said to him, “Since
Mordecai, before whom your
downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
Then Job’s
wife said to him, “Do you still retain your
integrity?
Curse God and die!”
My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.
If mine heart have been
deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
Then let my
wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
then may my own
wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and
rejoice with the
wife of thy youth.
May your fountain be blessed, and may you
rejoice in the
wife of your youth:
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s
wife;
whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Whoso findeth a
wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers and a
prudent wife is from the LORD.
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a
prudent wife is from the LORD.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a
quarrelsome wife.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a
contentious and an
angry woman.
Better to live in the desert than with a
contentious and ill-tempered
wife.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman and in a wide house.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a
quarrelsome wife.
A
wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than
rubies.
Live
joyfully with the
wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
Sing, O barren, thou that
didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry
aloud, thou that
didst not
travail with child: for more are the children of the
desolate than the children of the married
wife, saith the LORD.
“
Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry
aloud, you who have never
travailed; because more are the children of the
desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
For the LORD hath called thee as a woman
forsaken and
grieved in spirit, and a
wife of youth, when thou
wast refused, saith thy God.
For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.
They say, If a man put away his
wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly
polluted? but thou hast played the
harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
“If a man divorces his
wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely
defiled? But you have played the
harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.
Surely as a
wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt
treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
But as a woman may
betray her husband, so you have
betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one
neighed after his neighbour’s
wife.
Therefore I am full of the
fury of the LORD; I am
weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the
wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am
tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and
wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.
