...affections. By the love of the bridegroom to the bride, they represent the love of God to his people. " As the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee." By the pity of a father' to his children, they represent the pity of God to the afflicted. " As a father...

...thy land shall be married : for as a young man marrietb. a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy GOD rejoice over thee. Ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and give him no rest, till he establish, and till...

...See Isaiah Ixii. 1 — 5, " For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee ; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee." It is evident, by the second verse, that Gentiles and Jews are both included in this prophecy. "Five...

...the Redeemer. " As a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy Builder [or Maker] marry thee ; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee."* And, again — " Thy Maker is thine HUSBAND (the LORD OF HOSTS, JEHOVAH SABAOTH, is his name) ; and...

...thy land shall be married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee ; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee." Is. Ixii. 1 — 5. As it is the literal Jerusalem which has been termed "Forsaken," and the literal...

...thy land shall be married : for as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee ; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy GOD rejoice over thee. Ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and give him no rest, till he establish, and till...

...riot or extravagance was visible. When shall that marriage-day come of which the prophet speaks, " As the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee V'1 On our way home we heard a party of poor Zingans playing and singing for the amusement of some...

...thy land shall be married. 5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee : and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night...

...thy land shall be married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee ; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee." Is. Ixii. 1 — 5. As it is the literal Jerusalem which has been termed "Forsaken," and the literal...

...land shall be married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry ihee ; and as ihe bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee ;" Ixii., 4, 5. Thus, it appears thai the new Jerusalem of St. John, is a figurative representation...