Hosea 2:16
And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
Cross-references
Hosea 2:7 has Israel decide to return to her first husband; verse 16 fulfills that by calling God 'My Husband' instead of Baal.
Isaiah 54:5 explicitly calls the Lord 'your husband'—the same marriage metaphor as Hosea 2:16's 'call me My Husband'.
2 Corinthians 11:2 applies the same husband-bride imagery to Christ and the church, echoing Hosea's promise of a renewed marital relationship.
Ephesians 5:25-27 develops the husband-wife metaphor as Christ loving the church, mirroring Hosea's depiction of God as Israel's husband.
Revelation 19:7 fulfills the marriage imagery with the Lamb's wedding, showing the eschatological union foreshadowed in Hosea.
Psalm 16:4 also speaks of not taking the names of other gods on one's lips, reinforcing the rejection of idolatry implied in Hosea.
Jeremiah 3:14 calls Israel to return, saying 'I am your master' (husband)—parallel to Hosea 2:16's shift from Baal to Husband.
Micah 5:13 similarly describes God destroying idols, paralleling the removal of Baal worship in Hosea's context.