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The Love of Thine Espousals
God reminds Israel of their early devotion, when they followed Him in the wilderness and were set apart as His holy people. Yet now He laments that they have turned away, with priests, rulers, and prophets leading them astray. The image is one of a marriage covenant betrayed.
Jeremiah recalls Israel’s early covenant devotion as “the love of thine espousals,” showing prophetic use of courtship and marriage language for covenant fidelity.
Jeremiah remembers Israel's early covenant devotion; Revelation's rebuke for abandoning first love resonates with that covenant-love pattern.
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