Law of Divorce

24 “When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens, if she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some (A)indecency in her, that (B)he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and [a]sends her away from his house,

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  1. Deuteronomy 24:1 Or dismisses her

and the latter husband [a]turns against her, writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand, and [b]sends her away from his house, or if the latter husband who took her to be his wife dies,

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  1. Deuteronomy 24:3 Lit hates her
  2. Deuteronomy 24:3 Or dismisses her

The Defiled Land

God [a]says, “(A)If a husband divorces his wife
And she leaves him
And becomes another man’s wife,
Will he return to her again?
Would that land not be completely defiled?
But you (B)are a prostitute with many [b]lovers;
Yet you (C)turn to Me,” declares the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 3:1 Lit saying
  2. Jeremiah 3:1 Lit companions

They *said to Him, “(A)Why, then, did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

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They said, “(A)Moses permitted a man to write a [a]certificate of divorce and [b]send his wife away.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:4 Permitting her to remarry
  2. Mark 10:4 Or divorce her

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