What does the Bible say about god being our husband?

16 verses about god being our husband, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about god being our husband

1. Isaiah 54:5 — For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. 22 votes
2. Hosea 2:19 — And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 14 votes
3. Ezekiel 16:8 — Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. 11 votes
4. Hosea 2:16 — And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. 10 votes
5. Jeremiah 31:32 — Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 6 votes
6. Isaiah 50:1 — Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. 3 votes
7. Jeremiah 2:1 — Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 3 votes
8. Ezekiel 16:32 — But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband! 3 votes
9. Ephesians 5:31 — For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 3 votes
10. Revelation 21:2 — And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 votes
11. Revelation 22:17 — And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. 3 votes
12. Psalms 147:3 — He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 2 votes
13. Malachi 3:17 — And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 2 votes
14. John 3:16 — For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 2 votes
15. 2 Corinthians 11:2 — For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 2 votes
16. Revelation 2:4 — Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Revelation (3), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (2), Hosea (2), Psalms (1), Malachi (1), John (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (1)

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.