Isaiah 54:5

5 aFor your Maker is your husband,
the Lord of hosts is his name;
band the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
cthe God of the whole earth he is called.

Isaiah 62:3-5

3You shall be da crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 eYou shall no more be termed fForsaken,
Hebrew Azubah

and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,
Hebrew Shemamah

ibut you shall be called jMy Delight Is in Her,
Hebrew Hephzibah

and your land Married;
Hebrew Beulah

for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
5For as a young man marries a young woman,
so mshall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so nshall your God rejoice over you.

Jeremiah 3:14-15

14 oReturn, O faithless children,

declares the Lord;
pfor 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 qI will give you shepherds after my own heart, rwho will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

John 3:29

29 sThe one who has the bride is the bridegroom. tThe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, urejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

Romans 7:4

4Likewise, my brothers, vyou also have died wto the law xthrough the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, yin order that we may bear fruit for God.

2 Corinthians 11:2

2For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since zI betrothed you to one husband, aato present you abas a pure virgin to Christ.
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