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But she does not ·know [acknowledge] that I was the one
    who gave her grain, new wine, and oil.
I ·gave her much [lavished on her] silver and gold,
    but ·she [L they; C the nation] used it for Baal.

“So I will come back and take away my grain ·at harvest time [L in its time]
    and my new wine ·when it is ready [L in its season/appointed time].
I will take back my wool and ·linen [flax]
    that covered her nakedness.
10 So I will ·show her nakedness [uncover her lewdness/shamelessness] to her lovers,
    and no one will ·save [rescue] her from ·me [L my hand].
11 I will put an end to all her ·celebrations [merrymaking]:
    her yearly festivals, her New Moon festivals, and her Sabbaths.
    I will stop all of her ·special [appointed] feasts.
12 I will destroy her vines and fig trees,
    which she said were her pay from her lovers.
I will turn them into a ·forest [overgrown thicket],
    and ·wild animals [beasts of the field] will eat them.
13 I will punish her for all the ·times [days; C pagan feast days]
    she burned incense to the Baals [C the local gods of the Canaanites worshiped by the Israelites].
She ·put on her [adorned herself with] ·rings [or earrings] and jewelry
    and went ·chasing after [out to] her lovers,
but she forgot me!”
    says the Lord.

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She has not acknowledged(A) that I was the one
    who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil,(B)
who lavished on her the silver and gold(C)
    which they used for Baal.(D)

“Therefore I will take away my grain(E) when it ripens,
    and my new wine(F) when it is ready.
I will take back my wool and my linen,
    intended to cover her naked body.
10 So now I will expose(G) her lewdness
    before the eyes of her lovers;(H)
    no one will take her out of my hands.(I)
11 I will stop(J) all her celebrations:(K)
    her yearly festivals, her New Moons,
    her Sabbath days—all her appointed festivals.(L)
12 I will ruin her vines(M) and her fig trees,(N)
    which she said were her pay from her lovers;(O)
I will make them a thicket,(P)
    and wild animals will devour them.(Q)
13 I will punish her for the days
    she burned incense(R) to the Baals;(S)
she decked herself with rings and jewelry,(T)
    and went after her lovers,(U)
    but me she forgot,(V)
declares the Lord.(W)

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