Wages of Apostasy

If[a] a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him to marry another,
can he ever return to her?(A)
Wouldn’t such a land[b] become totally defiled?
But you!
You have prostituted yourself with many partners(B)
can you return to me?(C)
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:1 One Hb ms, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read Saying: If
  2. 3:1 LXX reads woman

“If a man divorces(A) his wife
    and she leaves him and marries another man,
should he return to her again?
    Would not the land be completely defiled?(B)
But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers(C)
    would you now return to me?”(D)
declares the Lord.

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Indifferent to[a] her prostitution, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones(A) and trees.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:9 Lit From the lightness of

Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land(A) and committed adultery(B) with stone(C) and wood.(D)

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13 Only acknowledge your guilt(A)
you have rebelled against the Lord your God.(B)
You have scattered your favors to strangers
under every green tree(C)
and have not obeyed me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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13 Only acknowledge(A) your guilt—
    you have rebelled against the Lord your God,
you have scattered your favors to foreign gods(B)
    under every spreading tree,(C)
    and have not obeyed(D) me,’”
declares the Lord.

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