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Judah’s Sin and Its Consequence

17 The sin of Judah is engraved
with an iron stylus.
It is inscribed with a diamond point
on the tablet of their heart
        and on the horns of their[a] altars.
When their sons remember,
    they remember their altars[b] and their Asherah poles[c]
        beside green trees on the high hills.
My mountain in the field, your wealth and your treasures
    I’ll give as spoil;
along with your high places as the price of your sin
    throughout your territory.
You will let go of your inheritance
    which I gave you,
and I’ll make you serve your enemies
    in a land that you don’t know.
For with my anger you have started a fire
    that will burn forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:1 Lit. your
  2. Jeremiah 17:2 Lit. it is their altars
  3. Jeremiah 17:2 I.e. sacred poles representing the goddess Asherah