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you, the daughters of the Philistines, who GOD. “And you shall not commit lewdness in
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were ashamed of your lewd behavior. You addition to all your abominations.
also played the harlot with the Assyrians, 44 “Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs
because you were insatiable; indeed you will use this proverb against you: ‘Like mother,
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played the harlot with them and still were not like daughter!’ You are your mother’s daugh-
satisfied. Moreover you multiplied your acts ter, loathing husband and children; and you
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of harlotry as far as the land of the trader, are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their
Chaldea; and even then you were not satisfied. husbands and children; your mother was a
30 “How degenerate is your heart!” says the Hittite and your father an Amorite.
Lord GOD, “seeing you do all these things, the 46 “Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells
deeds of a brazen harlot. with her daughters to the north of you; and
31 “You erected your shrine at the head of your younger sister, who dwells to the south of
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every road, and built your high place in every you, is Sodom and her daughters. You did not
street. Yet you were not like a harlot, because walk in their ways nor act according to their
you scorned payment. You are an adulterous abominations; but, as if that were too little, you
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wife, who takes strangers instead of her hus- became more corrupt than they in all your ways.
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band. Men make payment to all harlots, but 48 “As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “neither
you made your payments to all your lovers, your sister Sodom nor her daughters have
and hired them to come to you from all around done as you and your daughters have done.
for your harlotry. You are the opposite of 49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister
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other women in your harlotry, because no one Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, full-
solicited you to be a harlot. In that you gave ness of food, and abundance of idleness; nei-
payment but no payment was given you, there- ther did she strengthen the hand of the poor
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fore you are the opposite.” and needy. And they were haughty and com-
35 ‘Now then, O harlot, hear the word of the mitted abomination before Me; therefore I
LORD! Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because took them away as I saw fit.
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your filthiness was poured out and your 51 “Samaria did not commit half of your sins;
nakedness uncovered in your harlotry with but you have multiplied your abominations
your lovers, and with all your abominable more than they, and have justified your sisters
idols, and because of the blood of your chil- by all the abominations which you have done.
dren which you gave to them, surely, there- 52 You who judged your sisters, bear your own
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fore, I will gather all your lovers with whom shame also, because the sins which you com-
you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all mitted were more abominable than theirs;
those you hated; I will gather them from all they are more righteous than you. Yes, be dis-
around against you and will uncover your graced also, and bear your own shame,
nakedness to them, that they may see all your because you justified your sisters.
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nakedness. And I will judge you as women 53 “When I bring back their captives, the cap-
who break wedlock or shed blood are judged; tives of Sodom and her daughters, and the
I will bring blood upon you in fury and jeal- captives of Samaria and her daughters, then I
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ousy. I will also give you into their hand, and will also bring back the captives of your captiv-
they shall throw down your shrines and break ity among them, that you may bear your own
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down your high places. They shall also strip shame and be disgraced by all that you did
you of your clothes, take your beautiful jewel- when you comforted them. When your sis-
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ry, and leave you naked and bare. ters, Sodom and her daughters, return to their
40 “They shall also bring up an assembly former state, and Samaria and her daughters
against you, and they shall stone you with return to their former state, then you and your
stones and thrust you through with their daughters will return to your former state.
swords. They shall burn your houses with 56 For your sister Sodom was not a byword in
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fire, and execute judgments on you in the your mouth in the days of your pride, before
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sight of many women; and I will make you your wickedness was uncovered. It was like
cease playing the harlot, and you shall no the time of the reproach of the daughters of
longer hire lovers. So I will lay to rest My Syria and all those around her, and of the
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fury toward you, and My jealousy shall depart daughters of the Philistines, who despise you
from you. I will be quiet, and be angry no everywhere. You have paid for your lewd-
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more. Because you did not remember the ness and your abominations,” says the LORD.
days of your youth, but agitated Me with all 59 For thus says the Lord GOD: “I will deal with
these things, surely I will also recompense you as you have done, who despised the oath
your deeds on your own head,” says the Lord by breaking the covenant.
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