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If she refuses, I will strip her naked
    and leave her bare like the day she was born.
I will make her dry like a desert,
    like a land without water,
    and I will kill her with thirst.
I will not take pity on her children,
    because they are the children of a prostitute.
Their mother has acted like a prostitute;
    the one who became pregnant with them has acted disgracefully.
She said, ‘I will chase after my lovers,[a]
    who give me my food and water,
wool and flax, wine and olive oil.’

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Footnotes

  1. 2:5 lovers Refers to the nations surrounding Israel, who led Israel to worship false gods.

Otherwise I will strip(A) her naked
    and make her as bare as on the day she was born;(B)
I will make her like a desert,(C)
    turn her into a parched land,
    and slay her with thirst.
I will not show my love to her children,(D)
    because they are the children of adultery.(E)
Their mother has been unfaithful
    and has conceived them in disgrace.
She said, ‘I will go after my lovers,(F)
    who give me my food and my water,
    my wool and my linen, my olive oil and my drink.’(G)

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