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30 ‘When I punished your people,
    they did not change how they lived.
When I sent my prophets to you,
    you killed them as if you were a hungry lion.’

31 Listen to the Lord's message, you people who are alive today:

‘People of Israel, why do you not trust me?
    Have I become like a desert for you?
    Have I become a dark and dangerous land for you to live in?
No! But you say, “We are free to go where we like.
    We do not need to serve you any more.”
32 A young woman does not forget to wear her jewels.
When a woman marries,
    she does not forget to wear her special dress.
But for many years, my people have forgotten me.

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