Thematic Bible: Celibacy deplored
Thematic Bible
Marriage » Celibacy deplored
"At that time, seven women will cling tightly to one man and will make him this offer: "We'll provide our own bread. We'll provide our own clothes. Just let us marry you so we won't be stigmatized anymore.'"
For this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "In this place I'm about to bring an end to the sounds of happiness and rejoicing, the sounds of the bridegroom and the bride. I'll do it in front of your eyes and in your time.
So he said, "Go!" He sent her away for two months. She left with her friends and cried there on the mountains because she would never marry.