15 They rejected his statutes and his covenant he had made with their ancestors(A) and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves,(B) following the surrounding nations the Lord had commanded them not to imitate.(C)

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15 They rejected his decrees and the covenant(A) he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols(B) and themselves became worthless.(C) They imitated the nations(D) around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.”

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25 Keep your feet from going bare
and your throat from thirst.
But you say, “It’s hopeless;(A)
I love strangers,(B)
and I will continue to follow them.”

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25 Do not run until your feet are bare
    and your throat is dry.
But you said, ‘It’s no use!(A)
    I love foreign gods,(B)
    and I must go after them.’(C)

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Yes, their mother is promiscuous;
she conceived them and acted shamefully.(A)
For she thought, “I will follow my lovers,(B)
the men who give me my food and water,
my wool and flax, my oil and drink.”(C)

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Their mother has been unfaithful
    and has conceived them in disgrace.
She said, ‘I will go after my lovers,(A)
    who give me my food and my water,
    my wool and my linen, my olive oil and my drink.’(B)

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