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 2:23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 How can you say, “I am not defiled,
I have not pursued the Baals”?
Consider your conduct in the Valley,[a]
recall what you have done:
A skittish young camel,
running back and forth,
Ezekiel 23:3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 Even as young girls, they were prostitutes, serving as prostitutes in Egypt. There the Egyptians fondled their breasts and caressed their virgin nipples.(A)
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