“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.”
As a young man marries a maiden and a husband rejoices over his wife, so your Builder will rejoice over you—the metaphor of divine marriage and rejoicing establishes YHWH's delight in the restored Zion. The intimate joy of newly married couple becomes paradigm for divine-human relationship renewal. The designation of YHWH as Builder establishes divine agency in Zion's reconstruction. The mutuality of joy—both Creator and created delighting in restoration—suggests that salvation is not merely benefit to recipients but also joy to the bestower. This verse's celebration of restored intimacy became influential in Christian bridal theology.
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