Verse 8

Now when I passed{H5674}{(H8799)} by thee, and looked{H7200}{(H8799)} upon thee, behold, thy time{H6256} was the time{H6256} of love{H1730}; and I spread{H6566}{(H8799)} my skirt{H3671} over thee, and covered{H3680}{(H8762)} thy nakedness{H6172}: yea, I sware{H7650}{(H8735)} unto thee, and entered{H935}{(H8799)} into a covenant{H1285} with thee, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, and thou becamest mine.

Referenced Verses

  • Ruth 3:9 : 9 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Who art thou? And she answered{H559}{(H8799)}, I am Ruth{H7327} thine handmaid{H519}: spread{H6566}{(H8804)} therefore thy skirt{H3671} over thine handmaid{H519}; for thou art a near kinsman{H1350}{(H8802)}.
  • Isa 43:4 : 4 Since thou wast precious{H3365}{(H8804)} in my sight{H5869}, thou hast been honourable{H3513}{(H8738)}, and I have loved{H157}{(H8804)} thee: therefore will I give{H5414}{(H8799)} men{H120} for thee, and people{H3816} for thy life{H5315}.
  • Exod 19:4-8 : 4 Ye have seen{H7200}{(H8804)} what I did{H6213}{(H8804)} unto the Egyptians{H4714}, and how I bare{H5375}{(H8799)} you on eagles{H5404}' wings{H3671}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} you unto myself. 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey{H8085}{(H8799)} my voice{H6963} indeed{H8085}{(H8800)}, and keep{H8104}{(H8804)} my covenant{H1285}, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure{H5459} unto me above all people{H5971}: for all the earth{H776} is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom{H4467} of priests{H3548}, and an holy{H6918} nation{H1471}. These are the words{H1697} which thou shalt speak{H1696}{(H8762)} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}. 7 And Moses{H4872} came{H935}{(H8799)} and called{H7121}{(H8799)} for the elders{H2205} of the people{H5971}, and laid{H7760}{(H8799)} before their faces{H6440} all these words{H1697} which the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} him. 8 And all the people{H5971} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} together{H3162}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, All that the LORD{H3068} hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} we will do{H6213}{(H8799)}. And Moses{H4872} returned{H7725}{(H8686)} the words{H1697} of the people{H5971} unto the LORD{H3068}.
  • Jer 2:2-3 : 2 Go{H1980}{(H8800)} and cry{H7121}{(H8804)} in the ears{H241} of Jerusalem{H3389}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; I remember{H2142}{(H8804)} thee, the kindness{H2617} of thy youth{H5271}, the love{H160} of thine espousals{H3623}, when thou wentest{H3212}{(H8800)} after{H310} me in the wilderness{H4057}, in a land{H776} that was not sown{H2232}{(H8803)}. 3 Israel{H3478} was holiness{H6944} unto the LORD{H3068}, and the firstfruits{H7225} of his increase{H8393}: all that devour{H398}{(H8802)} him shall offend{H816}{(H8799)}; evil{H7451} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} upon them, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Rom 5:8 : 8 But{G1161} God{G2316} commendeth{G4921}{(G5719)} his{G1438} love{G26} toward{G1519} us{G2248}, in that{G3754}, while we{G2257} were{G5607}{(G5752)} yet{G2089} sinners{G268}, Christ{G5547} died{G599}{(G5627)} for{G5228} us{G2257}.
  • Jer 31:3 : 3 The LORD{H3068} hath appeared{H7200}{(H8738)} of old{H7350} unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved{H157}{(H8804)} thee with an everlasting{H5769} love{H160}: therefore with lovingkindness{H2617} have I drawn{H4900}{(H8804)} thee.
  • Ezek 16:6 : 6 And when I passed{H5674}{(H8799)} by thee, and saw{H7200}{(H8799)} thee polluted{H947}{(H8711)} in thine own blood{H1818}, I said{H559}{(H8799)} unto thee when thou wast in thy blood{H1818}, Live{H2421}{(H8798)}; yea, I said{H559}{(H8799)} unto thee when thou wast in thy blood{H1818}, Live{H2421}{(H8798)}.
  • Ezek 20:5-6 : 5 And say{H559}{(H8804)} unto them, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; In the day{H3117} when I chose{H977}{(H8800)} Israel{H3478}, and lifted up{H5375}{(H8799)} mine hand{H3027} unto the seed{H2233} of the house{H1004} of Jacob{H3290}, and made myself known{H3045}{(H8735)} unto them in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, when I lifted{H5375}{(H8799)} up mine hand{H3027} unto them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, I am the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}; 6 In the day{H3117} that I lifted up{H5375}{(H8804)} mine hand{H3027} unto them, to bring them forth{H3318}{(H8687)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} into a land{H776} that I had espied{H8446}{(H8804)} for them, flowing{H2100}{(H8802)} with milk{H2461} and honey{H1706}, which is the glory{H6643} of all lands{H776}:
  • 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For the LORD{H3068} will not forsake{H5203}{(H8799)} his people{H5971} for his great{H1419} name's{H8034} sake: because it hath pleased{H2974}{(H8689)} the LORD{H3068} to make{H6213}{(H8800)} you his people{H5971}.
  • Isa 41:8-9 : 8 But thou, Israel{H3478}, art my servant{H5650}, Jacob{H3290} whom I have chosen{H977}{(H8804)}, the seed{H2233} of Abraham{H85} my friend{H157}{(H8802)}. 9 Thou whom I have taken{H2388}{(H8689)} from the ends{H7098} of the earth{H776}, and called{H7121}{(H8804)} thee from the chief men{H678} thereof, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto thee, Thou art my servant{H5650}; I have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} thee, and not cast thee away{H3988}{(H8804)}.
  • Deut 7:6-8 : 6 For thou art an holy{H6918} people{H5971} unto the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}: the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath chosen{H977}{(H8804)} thee to be a special{H5459} people{H5971} unto himself, above all people{H5971} that are upon the face{H6440} of the earth{H127}. 7 The LORD{H3068} did not set his love{H2836}{(H8804)} upon you, nor choose{H977}{(H8799)} you, because ye were more{H7230} in number than any people{H5971}; for ye were the fewest{H4592} of all people{H5971}: 8 But because the LORD{H3068} loved{H160} you, and because he would keep{H8104}{(H8800)} the oath{H7621} which he had sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} unto your fathers{H1}, hath the LORD{H3068} brought you out{H3318}{(H8689)} with a mighty{H2389} hand{H3027}, and redeemed{H6299}{(H8799)} you out of the house{H1004} of bondmen{H5650}, from the hand{H3027} of Pharaoh{H6547} king{H4428} of Egypt{H4714}.
  • Isa 63:7-9 : 7 I will mention{H2142}{(H8686)} the lovingkindnesses{H2617} of the LORD{H3068}, and the praises{H8416} of the LORD{H3068}, according to all that the LORD{H3068} hath bestowed{H1580}{(H8804)} on us, and the great{H7227} goodness{H2898} toward the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}, which he hath bestowed{H1580}{(H8804)} on them according to his mercies{H7356}, and according to the multitude{H7230} of his lovingkindnesses{H2617}. 8 For he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Surely they are my people{H5971}, children{H1121} that will not lie{H8266}{(H8762)}: so he was their Saviour{H3467}{(H8688)}. 9 In all their affliction{H6869} he was afflicted{H6862}, and the angel{H4397} of his presence{H6440} saved{H3467}{(H8689)} them: in his love{H160} and in his pity{H2551} he redeemed{H1350}{(H8804)} them; and he bare{H5190}{(H8762)} them, and carried{H5375}{(H8762)} them all the days{H3117} of old{H5769}.
  • Exod 24:1-8 : 1 And he said{H559}{(H8804)} unto Moses{H4872}, Come up{H5927}{(H8798)} unto the LORD{H3068}, thou, and Aaron{H175}, Nadab{H5070}, and Abihu{H30}, and seventy{H7657} of the elders{H2205} of Israel{H3478}; and worship{H7812}{(H8694)} ye afar off{H7350}. 2 And Moses{H4872} alone shall come near{H5066}{(H8738)} the LORD{H3068}: but they shall not come nigh{H5066}{(H8799)}; neither shall the people{H5971} go up{H5927}{(H8799)} with him. 3 And Moses{H4872} came{H935}{(H8799)} and told{H5608}{(H8762)} the people{H5971} all the words{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, and all the judgments{H4941}: and all the people{H5971} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} with one{H259} voice{H6963}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, All the words{H1697} which the LORD{H3068} hath said{H1696}{(H8765)} will we do{H6213}{(H8799)}. 4 And Moses{H4872} wrote{H3789}{(H8799)} all the words{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, and rose up early{H7925}{(H8686)} in the morning{H1242}, and builded{H1129}{(H8799)} an altar{H4196} under the hill{H2022}, and twelve pillars{H4676}, according to the twelve{H8147}{H6240} tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478}. 5 And he sent{H7971}{(H8799)} young men{H5288} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, which offered{H5927}{(H8686)} burnt offerings{H5930}, and sacrificed{H2076}{(H8799)} peace{H8002} offerings{H2077} of oxen{H6499} unto the LORD{H3068}. 6 And Moses{H4872} took{H3947}{(H8799)} half{H2677} of the blood{H1818}, and put{H7760}{(H8799)} it in basons{H101}; and half{H2677} of the blood{H1818} he sprinkled{H2236}{(H8804)} on the altar{H4196}. 7 And he took{H3947}{(H8799)} the book{H5612} of the covenant{H1285}, and read{H7121}{(H8799)} in the audience{H241} of the people{H5971}: and they said{H559}{(H8799)}, All that the LORD{H3068} hath said{H1696}{(H8765)} will we do{H6213}{(H8799)}, and be obedient{H8085}{(H8799)}. 8 And Moses{H4872} took{H3947}{(H8799)} the blood{H1818}, and sprinkled{H2236}{(H8799)} it on the people{H5971}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold the blood{H1818} of the covenant{H1285}, which the LORD{H3068} hath made{H3772}{(H8804)} with you concerning all these words{H1697}.
  • Exod 32:13 : 13 Remember{H2142}{(H8798)} Abraham{H85}, Isaac{H3327}, and Israel{H3478}, thy servants{H5650}, to whom thou swarest{H7650}{(H8738)} by thine own self, and saidst{H1696}{(H8762)} unto them, I will multiply{H7235}{(H8686)} your seed{H2233} as the stars{H3556} of heaven{H8064}, and all this land{H776} that I have spoken{H559}{(H8804)} of will I give{H5414}{(H8799)} unto your seed{H2233}, and they shall inherit{H5157}{(H8804)} it for ever{H5769}.
  • Deut 4:31 : 31 (For the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} is a merciful{H7349} God{H410};) he will not forsake{H7503}{(H8686)} thee, neither destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} thee, nor forget{H7911}{(H8799)} the covenant{H1285} of thy fathers{H1} which he sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto them.
  • Hos 2:18-20 : 18 And in that day{H3117} will I make{H3772}{(H8804)} a covenant{H1285} for them with the beasts{H2416} of the field{H7704}, and with the fowls{H5775} of heaven{H8064}, and with the creeping things{H7431} of the ground{H127}: and I will break{H7665}{(H8799)} the bow{H7198} and the sword{H2719} and the battle{H4421} out of the earth{H776}, and will make them to lie down{H7901}{(H8689)} safely{H983}. 19 And I will betroth{H781}{(H8765)} thee unto me for ever{H5769}; yea, I will betroth{H781}{(H8765)} thee unto me in righteousness{H6664}, and in judgment{H4941}, and in lovingkindness{H2617}, and in mercies{H7356}. 20 I will even betroth{H781}{(H8765)} thee unto me in faithfulness{H530}: and thou shalt know{H3045}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Hos 11:1 : 1 When Israel{H3478} was a child{H5288}, then I loved{H157}{(H8799)} him, and called{H7121}{(H8804)} my son{H1121} out of Egypt{H4714}.
  • Mal 1:2 : 2 I have loved{H157}{(H8804)} you, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. Yet ye say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherein hast thou loved{H157}{(H8804)} us? Was not Esau{H6215} Jacob's{H3290} brother{H251}? saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}: yet I loved{H157}{(H8799)} Jacob{H3290},
  • Jer 31:32 : 32 Not according to the covenant{H1285} that I made{H3772}{(H8804)} with their fathers{H1} in the day{H3117} that I took{H2388}{(H8687)} them by the hand{H3027} to bring them out{H3318}{(H8687)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}; which my covenant{H1285} they brake{H6565}{(H8689)}, although I was an husband{H1166}{(H8804)} unto them, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}:
  • Rom 9:10-13 : 10 And{G1161} not{G3756} only{G3440} this; but{G235} when Rebecca{G4479} also{G2532} had conceived{G2845} by{G1537} one{G1520}{G2192}{(G5723)}, even by our{G2257} father{G3962} Isaac{G2464}; 11 (For{G1063} the children being{G1080} not yet{G3380} born{G1080}{(G5685)}, neither{G3366} having done{G4238}{(G5660)} any{G5100} good{G18} or{G2228} evil{G2556}, that{G2443} the purpose{G4286} of God{G2316} according{G2596} to election{G1589} might stand{G3306}{(G5725)}, not{G3756} of{G1537} works{G2041}, but{G235} of{G1537} him that calleth{G2564}{(G5723)};) 12 {G3754} It was said{G4483}{(G5681)} unto her{G846}, The elder{G3187} shall serve{G1398}{(G5692)} the younger{G1640}. 13 As{G2531} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)}, Jacob{G2384} have I loved{G25}{(G5656)}, but{G1161} Esau{G2269} have I hated{G3404}{(G5656)}.