⁶ You were like a woman whose husband left her,
    and you were very sad.
You were like a wife who married young
    and then her husband left her.
But the Lord called you to be his,”
    says your God.
⁷ God says, “I left you for a short time,
    but with great kindness I will bring you back again.
⁸ I became very angry
    and hid from you for a time,
but I will show you mercy with kindness forever,”
    says the Lord who saves you.