And the Lord said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is beloved of a paramour and is an adulteress; even as the Lord loves the people of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins." 2. So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. Hosea 3:1-2 (Revised Standard Version)

16. "And in that day, says the Lord, you will call me, `My husband...' 19. And I will betroth you to me for ever; I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love, and in mercy. 20. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know the Lord. Hosea 2:16, 19-20 (Revised Standard Version)