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31 And you, O generation, heed the word of the Lord.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
    or a land of thick darkness?
Why then do my people say, ‘We are free,
    we will come no more to thee’?
32 Can a maiden forget her ornaments,
    or a bride her attire?
Yet my people have forgotten me
    days without number.

33 “How well you direct your course
    to seek lovers!
So that even to wicked women
    you have taught your ways.

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31 “You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord:

“Have I been a desert to Israel
    or a land of great darkness?(A)
Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam;
    we will come to you no more’?(B)
32 Does a young woman forget her jewelry,
    a bride her wedding ornaments?
Yet my people have forgotten(C) me,
    days without number.
33 How skilled you are at pursuing(D) love!
    Even the worst of women can learn from your ways.

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