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If she refuses, I will strip her naked.
    I will leave her bare like the day she was born.
I will make her dry like a desert.
    I will make her like a land without water.
    I will kill her with thirst.
I will not take pity on her children.
    They are the children of an unfaithful wife.
Their mother has acted like a prostitute.
    The one who became pregnant with them has acted disgracefully.
She said, ‘I will chase after my lovers.[a]
    They give me food and water.
They give me wool and linen.
    They give me wine and olive oil.’

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Footnotes

  1. 2:5 lovers This refers to the nations surrounding Israel, who led Israel to worship false gods.

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