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19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee. Know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that the fear of Me is not in thee,” saith the Lord God of hosts.

20 “For of olden time I have broken thy yoke and burst thy bonds; and thou saidst, ‘I will not transgress,’ when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

21 Yet I had planted thee, a noble vine, wholly a right seed. How then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto Me?

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19 Your wickedness will punish you;
    your backsliding(A) will rebuke(B) you.
Consider then and realize
    how evil and bitter(C) it is for you
when you forsake(D) the Lord your God
    and have no awe(E) of me,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

20 “Long ago you broke off your yoke(F)
    and tore off your bonds;(G)
    you said, ‘I will not serve you!’(H)
Indeed, on every high hill(I)
    and under every spreading tree(J)
    you lay down as a prostitute.(K)
21 I had planted(L) you like a choice vine(M)
    of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me
    into a corrupt,(N) wild vine?

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