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12 I will destroy her vines and her fig trees,
    of which she said,
    “These are my pay,
        which my lovers have given to me.”
    I will change them into a forest,
        and the wild animals will eat them.
13 I will punish her for the days dedicated to the Baals,
        when she offered sweet-smelling sacrifices to them
        and dressed herself up with rings and jewelry,
        and went after her lovers,
        and forgot me, says the Lord.

Promises: restoration and covenant love

14 Therefore, I will charm her,
        and bring her into the desert,
        and speak tenderly to her heart.

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12 I will ruin her vines(A) and her fig trees,(B)
    which she said were her pay from her lovers;(C)
I will make them a thicket,(D)
    and wild animals will devour them.(E)
13 I will punish her for the days
    she burned incense(F) to the Baals;(G)
she decked herself with rings and jewelry,(H)
    and went after her lovers,(I)
    but me she forgot,(J)
declares the Lord.(K)

14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her;
    I will lead her into the wilderness(L)
    and speak tenderly to her.

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