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For when she left Egypt, she did not leave her spirit of prostitution behind. She was still as lewd as in her youth, when the Egyptians slept with her, fondled her breasts, and used her as a prostitute.

“And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much. 10 They stripped her, took away her children as their slaves, and then killed her. After she received her punishment, her reputation was known to every woman in the land.

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She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt,(A) when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.(B)

“Therefore I delivered her into the hands(C) of her lovers,(D) the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.(E) 10 They stripped(F) her naked, took away her sons and daughters and killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women,(G) and punishment was inflicted(H) on her.(I)

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