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Israel Punished Because of Their Sin

50 This is what the Lord says:
“People of Israel, you say that I divorced your mother, Jerusalem.
    But where is the legal paper that proves I divorced her?
My children, did I owe money to someone?
    Did I sell you to pay a debt?
No, you were sold because of the bad things you did.
    Your mother was sent away because of the bad things you did.
I came home and found no one there.
    I called and called, but no one answered.
Do you think I cannot get you back?
    Do you think I cannot save you?
Look, if I gave the command, the ocean would dry up!
    I can turn rivers into a desert.
The fish would die without water,
    and their bodies would rot.
I can make the skies dark.
    I can cover the skies in darkness as black as sackcloth.”

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