¹⁵ “‘But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by^(A) and your beauty became his.^{(B) 16} You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places,^(C) where you carried on your prostitution.^(D) You went to him, and he possessed your beauty.^{[a] 17} You also took the fine jewelry I gave you, the jewelry made of my gold and silver, and you made for yourself male idols and engaged in prostitution with them.^{(E) 18} And you took your embroidered clothes to put on them, and you offered my oil and incense^(F) before them. ¹⁹ Also the food I provided for you—the flour, olive oil and honey I gave you to eat—you offered as fragrant incense before them. That is what happened, declares the Sovereign Lord.^(G)

²⁰ “‘And you took your sons and daughters^(H) whom you bore to me^(I) and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough?^{(J) 21} You slaughtered my children and sacrificed them to the idols.^{(K) 22} In all your detestable practices and your prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth,^(L) when you were naked and bare,^(M) kicking about in your blood.^(N)