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¹ Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ² In a land not sown. ³ Disaster will come upon them,” says the Lord.’ ” ⁴ Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel. ⁵ And have become idolaters? ⁶ And where no one dwelt?’ ⁷ And made My heritage an abomination. ⁸ And walked after things that do not profit. ⁹ “And against your children’s children I will bring charges. ¹⁰ And see if there has been such a thing. ¹¹ For what does not profit. ¹² Be very desolate,” says the Lord. ¹³ And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water. ¹⁴ Why is he plundered? ¹⁵ His cities are burned, without inhabitant. ¹⁶ Have broken the crown of your head. ¹⁷ When He led you in the way? ¹⁸ To drink the waters of the River? ¹⁹ Says the Lord God of hosts. ²⁰ You lay down, playing the harlot. ²¹ Into the degenerate plant of an alien vine? ²² Yet your iniquity is marked before Me,” says the Lord God. ²³ You are a swift dromedary breaking loose in her ways, ²⁴ In her month they will find her. ²⁵ No! For I have loved aliens, and after them I will go.’ ²⁶ They and their kings and their princes, and their priests and their prophets, ²⁷ They will say, ‘Arise and save us.’ ²⁸ Are your gods, O Judah. ²⁹ You all have transgressed against Me,” says the Lord. ³⁰ Like a destroying lion. ³¹ We will come no more to You’? ³² Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number. ³³ The wicked women your ways. ³⁴ But plainly on all these things. ³⁵ Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’ ³⁶ Also you shall be ashamed of Egypt as you were ashamed of Assyria. ³⁷ And you will not prosper by them.