God is a jealous God. God is love. Love is not jealous.

[tonychanyt]

Divine jealousy was seen as a positive attribute, reflecting God's deep love and commitment for his people against idolatry and unfaithfulness.

Paul wrote about jealousy in a different sense. NLT, 1Co 13:

4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud.

Human love was sometimes erroneously jealous. It could be a form of envy.

English Standard Version:

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.

God is jealous in a righteous way. Human jealousy is often negative and results from a man's boastfulness and impatience.

 

[Ivan Hlavanda]

God's jealousy can be described as a husband being jealous of His wife (Israel) cheating on Him with other men (false gods)

 

[Reluctant Theologian]

Divine jealousy was seen as a positive attribute, reflecting God's deep love and commitment for his people against idolatry and unfaithfulness.

Paul wrote about jealousy in a different sense. NLT, 1Co 13:


Human love was sometimes erroneously jealous. It could be a form of envy.

English Standard Version:


God is jealous in a righteous way. Human jealousy is often negative and results from a man's boastfulness and impatience.

We are created by Him to honour and glorify Him - so naturally we 'belong' to Him; us being unfaithful or disobedient then triggers a jealous reaction from God - similar to what @Ivan Hlavanda described.