I will go to the great men and speak to them,
For (A)they have known the way of the Lord,
The judgment of their God.”

But these have altogether (B)broken the yoke
And burst the bonds.
Therefore (C)a lion from the forest shall slay them,
(D)A wolf of the deserts shall destroy them;
(E)A leopard will watch over their cities.
Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many;
Their backslidings have increased.

“How shall I pardon you for this?
Your children have forsaken Me
And (F)sworn by those (G)that are not gods.
(H)When I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

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