³ If she refuses, I will strip her naked
    and ·leave her bare [expose her] like the day she was born.
I will make her dry like a desert,
    like a ·land without water [parched land],
    and I will kill her with thirst.
⁴ I will not ·take pity [have mercy/compassion] on her children,
    because they are the children of ·a prostitute [or adultery; harlotry].
⁵ Their mother has ·acted like a prostitute [been unfaithful; committed adultery];
    the one who ·became pregnant with [conceived] them has acted ·disgracefully [shamefully].
She said, ‘I will ·chase [seek; go] after my lovers [^Cthe idol-worshiping nations around Israel],
    who give me my ·food [bread] and water,
wool and flax, ·wine [^Ldrinks] and olive oil.’