Observes the Encyclopaedia Judaica: “The prophetic comparisons of the love of God for Israel to the love of a husband for his wife can only have been made in a society in which women were respected. ”
Teatmeteos Encyclopaedia Judaica märgib: „Prohvetlikke kujundeid, kus Jumala armastust Iisraeli vastu võrreldakse abielumehe armastusega oma naise vastu, võidi kasutada ainult ühiskonnas, kus naisest lugu peeti. ”