Jeremiah 3:14 (WEB)
“Return, backsliding children,” says the LORD, “for I am a husband to you. I will take one of you from a city, and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
Catechism · 1
“But the respective "perfections" of man and woman reflect something of the infinite perfection of God: those of a mother and those of a father and husband.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Is 49:14-15; 66: 13; Ps 131:2-3; Hos 11:1-4; Jer 3:4- 19.
Fathers and councils · 1
“…filled with bitterness and sought to be silent, understanding that it is an evil time, that the beloved had kicked, that we were become backsliding children, who are the luxuriant vine, the true vine, all fruitful, all beautiful, springing up splendidly with showers from on high.” — editor's note: Jer. iii. 14.
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