“Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.”
God identifies the ground of rejection: the people have been treacherous to their wives, violating the covenant of marriage that God himself 'witnessed' through being present to their vows. The theological principle here—that God witnesses all covenants, from marriage to Israel's covenant itself—makes marital infidelity a public offense against God and the community. The appeal to the original covenant purpose—that God ordained marriage as intimate companionship—establishes a redemptive history within personal relationships: the spouse is 'your companion and your wife by covenant.' This verse connects marital love to covenant theology, suggesting that faithfulness in marriage reflects and sustains faithfulness to God.
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