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(4) I will have no pity on her children,
for they are children of whoring —
(5) their mother prostituted herself,
she who conceived them behaved shamelessly;
she said, ‘I will pursue my lovers,
who give me my food and water,
wool, flax, olive oil and wine.’
(6) Therefore, I will block her way with thorns
and put up a hedge so she can’t find her paths.

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Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes;
    I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.(A)
She will chase after her lovers but not catch them;
    she will look for them but not find them.(B)
Then she will say,
    ‘I will go back to my husband(C) as at first,(D)
    for then I was better off(E) than now.’
She has not acknowledged(F) that I was the one
    who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil,(G)
who lavished on her the silver and gold(H)
    which they used for Baal.(I)

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