13 I will punish her for the (A)days of the Baals
When she used to [a](B)offer sacrifices to them
And (C)adorn herself with her nose ring and jewelry,
And follow her lovers, so that she (D)forgot Me,” declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:13 Or burn incense

13 I will punish her for the days
    she burned incense(A) to the Baals;(B)
she decked herself with rings and jewelry,(C)
    and went after her lovers,(D)
    but me she forgot,(E)
declares the Lord.(F)

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(A)My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Since you have (B)rejected knowledge,
I also will (C)reject you from being My priest.
Since you have (D)forgotten the (E)Law of your God,
I also will forget your children.

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    my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.(A)

“Because you have rejected knowledge,
    I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law(B) of your God,
    I also will ignore your children.

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14 For Israel has (A)forgotten his Maker and (B)built palaces;
And Judah has multiplied fortified cities,
But I will send a (C)fire on its cities, and it will consume its palatial buildings.

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14 Israel has forgotten(A) their Maker(B)
    and built palaces;
    Judah has fortified many towns.
But I will send fire on their cities
    that will consume their fortresses.”(C)

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