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Hear the word of the Lord, family of Jacob.
    Hear the message, all you family groups of Israel.

This is what the Lord says:

“I was fair to your ancestors.
    Why did they turn away from me?
Your ancestors worshiped useless idols.
    And they became useless themselves.
Your ancestors didn’t say,
    ‘The Lord brought us out of Egypt.
He led us through the desert.
    He led us through a dry and rocky land.
He led us through a dark and dangerous land.
    He led us where no one travels or lives.
But where is he now?’

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Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob,
    all you clans of Israel.

This is what the Lord says:

“What fault did your ancestors find in me,
    that they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols(A)
    and became worthless(B) themselves.
They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
    who brought us up out of Egypt(C)
and led us through the barren wilderness,
    through a land of deserts(D) and ravines,(E)
a land of drought and utter darkness,
    a land where no one travels(F) and no one lives?’

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