Jeremiah 2:20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 Long ago you broke your yoke,(A)
you tore off your bonds.
You said, “I will not serve.”
On every high hill, under every green tree,
you sprawled and served as a prostitute.[a]
Jeremiah 2:25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
25 Stop wearing out your feet
and parching your throat!
But you say, “No use! No!
How I love these strangers,
after them I must go.”(A)
Leviticus 26:40
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
40 [a]They will confess(A) their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors in their treachery against me and in their continued hostility toward me,
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- 26:40–45 Even though the people may be severely punished, God will remember the covenant when the people repent.
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