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The Lord said, “Tell me why I should forgive you.
    Your children have left me
    and have made promises to idols that are not gods at all.
I gave your children everything they needed,
    but they still were like an unfaithful wife to me.
    They spent much time in houses of prostitutes.
They are like well-fed horses filled with sexual desire;
    each one wants another man’s wife.
Shouldn’t I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” says the Lord.
    “Shouldn’t I give a nation such as this the punishment it deserves?

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“Why should I forgive you?
    Your children have forsaken me
    and sworn(A) by gods that are not gods.(B)
I supplied all their needs,
    yet they committed adultery(C)
    and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.(D)
They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
    each neighing for another man’s wife.(E)
Should I not punish them for this?”(F)
    declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(G) myself
    on such a nation as this?

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