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And disregard the things they’d made into gods.
    They’ll turn away from worthless, handmade objects, sacred poles, and incense altars.

And then, in that day, their great cities will be abandoned
    like defenseless outposts in a hilly forest,
Like those deserted when the Israelites took the land;
    the scene will be eerily quiet and empty.

Israel’s devotion to things of their own making will come to nothing. If God is not the center of their work and striving, every gain is in fact a loss.

10 You have proven forgetful of God—how God pulls you clear of danger,
    how God stands firm, like a great Rock where you can take shelter.
Because you have forgotten the one True God,
    you planted pleasant gardens and set out tender vines of a strange god.

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