Motiv koji nas je usmjerio izboru teme jest uočen izostanak pažnje posvećene metaforičkom biblijskom govoru. Prvo poglavlje kani osvijetliti važnost ispravnog poimanja književnih vrsta i metafora u tumačenju biblijskih tekstova pozivajući se na dosege biblijske hermeneutike i naputke Crkve. U nastavku su izdvojeni starozavjetni citati koji donose propise Tore s obzirom na seksualnost i izvještaje o nevjeri Izraela izraženoj rječnikom povezanim sa seksualnošću. U svjetlu svega rečenoga, treće poglavlje rada proučava tekstove proroka Jeremije i Hošee koji o idolopoklonstvu Izraela progovaraju u slikama bračne nevjere i bludništva. Cilj rada je, analizom pojedinih pojmova i fraza, proniknuti u razloge zbog kojih je metafora bludništva zaživjela kao slika za vjerski otpad te, na temelju egzegeze odabranih tekstova, uočiti Božje milosrđe i ustrajnost u naporima spašavanja grešnika.

The motive that leads us toward chosen theme is observed lack of attention dedicated to the metaphorical biblical speech. The first chapter intends to emphasize the importance of proper understanding of literary species and metaphors in the interpretation of biblical texts based on the reaches of the biblical hermeneutics and the instructions of the Church. Later are selected several Old Testament quotations to bring us the provisions of Law referring to sexuality and also the reports about Israel's unfaithfulness expressed with vocabulary related to sexuality. In the light of all this, the third chapter examines the texts of the prophets Jeremiah and Hosea who speak of idolatrous Israel in images of the marital infidelity and adultery. The aim of the work is, by analyzing certain terms and phrases, to find out why the metaphor of adultery became a picture for religious apostasy, and, based on the exegesis of the selected texts, to notice God's mercy and perseverance in the efforts to save the sinner.