Hosea 2:7

7 	She shall pursue her lovers
		but not overtake them,
	and she shall seek them
		but shall not find them.
	lThen she shall say,
		‘I will go and return to mmy first husband,
		lfor it was better for me then than now.’

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Isaiah 54:5–6
For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called. For the LORD has called you like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit, like a wife of youth when she is cast off, says your God.

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