Catechism of the Catholic Church §1611 — excerpt
Seeing God's covenant with Israel in the image of exclusive and faithful married love, the prophets prepared the Chosen People's conscience for a deepened understanding of the unity and indissolubility of marriage.
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Whole chapters cited: Hosea 1 · Hosea 2 · Hosea 3 · Isaiah 54 · Isaiah 62 · Jeremiah 2 · Jeremiah 3 · Jeremiah 31 · Ezekiel 16 · Ezekiel 23
