Verse 14

Yet ye say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherefore{H4100}? Because the LORD{H3068} hath been witness{H5749}{(H8689)} between thee and the wife{H802} of thy youth{H5271}, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously{H898}{(H8804)}: yet is she thy companion{H2278}, and the wife{H802} of thy covenant{H1285}.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 54:6 : 6 For the LORD{H3068} hath called{H7121}{(H8804)} thee as a woman{H802} forsaken{H5800}{(H8803)} and grieved{H6087}{(H8803)} in spirit{H7307}, and a wife{H802} of youth{H5271}, when thou wast refused{H3988}{(H8735)}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} thy God{H430}.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126}{(H8804)} to you to judgment{H4941}; and I will be a swift{H4116}{(H8764)} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers{H3784}{(H8764)}, and against the adulterers{H5003}{(H8764)}, and against false{H8267} swearers{H7650}{(H8737)}, and against those that oppress{H6231}{(H8802)} the hireling{H7916} in his wages{H7939}, the widow{H490}, and the fatherless{H3490}, and that turn aside{H5186}{(H8688)} the stranger{H1616} from his right, and fear{H3372}{(H8804)} not me, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Gen 2:18 : 18 And the LORD{H3068} God{H430} said{H559}{(H8799)}, It is not good{H2896} that the man{H120} should be{H1961}{(H8800)} alone; I will make{H6213}{(H8799)} him an help meet{H5828} for him.
  • Gen 31:50 : 50 If thou shalt afflict{H6031}{(H8762)} my daughters{H1323}, or if thou shalt take{H3947}{(H8799)} other wives{H802} beside{H5921} my daughters{H1323}, no man{H376} is with us; see{H7200}{(H8798)}, God{H430} is witness{H5707} betwixt me and thee.
  • 1 Sam 12:5 : 5 And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, The LORD{H3068} is witness{H5707} against you, and his anointed{H4899} is witness{H5707} this day{H3117}, that ye have not found{H4672}{(H8804)} ought{H3972} in my hand{H3027}. And they answered{H559}{(H8799)}, He is witness{H5707}.
  • Prov 2:17 : 17 Which forsaketh{H5800}{(H8802)} the guide{H441} of her youth{H5271}, and forgetteth{H7911}{(H8804)} the covenant{H1285} of her God{H430}.
  • Prov 5:18-19 : 18 Let thy fountain{H4726} be blessed{H1288}{(H8803)}: and rejoice{H8055}{(H8798)} with the wife{H802} of thy youth{H5271}. 19 Let her be as the loving{H158} hind{H365} and pleasant{H2580} roe{H3280}; let her breasts{H1717} satisfy{H7301}{(H8762)} thee at all times{H6256}; and be thou ravished{H7686}{(H8799)} always{H8548} with her love{H160}.
  • Prov 30:20 : 20 Such is the way{H1870} of an adulterous{H5003}{(H8764)} woman{H802}; she eateth{H398}{(H8804)}, and wipeth{H4229}{(H8804)} her mouth{H6310}, and saith{H559}{(H8804)}, I have done{H6466}{(H8804)} no wickedness{H205}.
  • Eccl 9:9 : 9 Live{H2416} joyfully{H7200}{(H8798)} with the wife{H802} whom thou lovest{H157}{(H8804)} all the days{H3117} of the life{H2416} of thy vanity{H1892}, which he hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} thee under the sun{H8121}, all the days{H3117} of thy vanity{H1892}: for that is thy portion{H2506} in this life{H2416}, and in thy labour{H5999} which thou takest{H6001} under the sun{H8121}.
  • Song 1:15 : 15 Behold, thou art fair{H3303}, my love{H7474}; behold, thou art fair{H3303}; thou hast doves{H3123}' eyes{H5869}.
  • Judg 11:10 : 10 And the elders{H2205} of Gilead{H1568} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Jephthah{H3316}, The LORD{H3068} be witness{H8085}{(H8802)} between us, if we do{H6213}{(H8799)} not so according to thy words{H1697}.
  • Mal 3:8 : 8 Will a man{H120} rob{H6906}{(H8799)} God{H430}? Yet ye have robbed{H6906}{(H8802)} me. But ye say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherein have we robbed{H6906}{(H8804)} thee? In tithes{H4643} and offerings{H8641}.
  • Isa 58:3 : 3 Wherefore have we fasted{H6684}{(H8804)}, say they, and thou seest{H7200}{(H8804)} not? wherefore have we afflicted{H6031}{(H8765)} our soul{H5315}, and thou takest no knowledge{H3045}{(H8799)}? Behold, in the day{H3117} of your fast{H6685} ye find{H4672}{(H8799)} pleasure{H2656}, and exact{H5065}{(H8799)} all your labours{H6092}.
  • Jer 8:12 : 12 Were they ashamed{H3001}{(H8689)} when they had committed{H6213}{(H8804)} abomination{H8441}? nay, they were not at all{H954}{(H8800)} ashamed{H954}{(H8799)}, neither could{H3045}{(H8804)} they blush{H3637}{(H8736)}: therefore shall they fall{H5307}{(H8799)} among them that fall{H5307}{(H8802)}: in the time{H6256} of their visitation{H6486} they shall be cast down{H3782}{(H8735)}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Jer 42:5 : 5 Then they said{H559}{(H8804)} to Jeremiah{H3414}, The LORD{H3068} be a true{H571} and faithful{H539}{(H8737)} witness{H5707} between us, if we do{H6213}{(H8799)} not even according to all things{H1697} for the which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall send{H7971}{(H8799)} thee to us.
  • Ezek 16:8 : 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.
  • Mic 1:2 : 2 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)}, all ye people{H5971}; hearken{H7181}{(H8685)}, O earth{H776}, and all that therein{H4393} is: and let the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} be witness{H5707} against you, the Lord{H136} from his holy{H6944} temple{H1964}.
  • Mal 1:6-7 : 6 A son{H1121} honoureth{H3513}{(H8762)} his father{H1}, and a servant{H5650} his master{H113}: if then I be a father{H1}, where is mine honour{H3519}? and if I be a master{H113}, where is my fear{H4172}? saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} unto you, O priests{H3548}, that despise{H959}{(H8802)} my name{H8034}. And ye say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherein have we despised{H959}{(H8804)} thy name{H8034}? 7 Ye offer{H5066}{(H8688)} polluted{H1351}{(H8794)} bread{H3899} upon mine altar{H4196}; and ye say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherein have we polluted{H1351}{(H8765)} thee? In that ye say{H559}{(H8800)}, The table{H7979} of the LORD{H3068} is contemptible{H959}{(H8737)}.
  • Mal 2:15 : 15 And did not he make{H6213}{(H8804)} one{H259}? Yet had he the residue{H7605} of the spirit{H7307}. And wherefore one{H259}? That he might seek{H1245}{(H8764)} a godly{H430} seed{H2233}. Therefore take heed{H8104}{(H8738)} to your spirit{H7307}, and let none deal treacherously{H898}{(H8799)} against the wife{H802} of his youth{H5271}.