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30 “I punished your people, but it did not help.
    They didn’t come back when they were punished.
With your swords you killed your prophets
    like a hungry lion.

31 “People of Judah, pay attention to the word of the Lord:

Have I been like a desert to the people of Israel
    or like a dark and dangerous land?
Why do my people say, ‘We are free to wander.
    We won’t come to you anymore’?
32 A young woman does not forget her jewelry,
    and a bride does not forget the decorations for her dress.
But my people have forgotten me
    for more days than can be counted.

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30 “In vain I punished your people;
    they did not respond to correction.(A)
Your sword has devoured your prophets(B)
    like a ravenous lion.

31 “You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord:

“Have I been a desert to Israel
    or a land of great darkness?(C)
Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam;
    we will come to you no more’?(D)
32 Does a young woman forget her jewelry,
    a bride her wedding ornaments?
Yet my people have forgotten(E) me,
    days without number.

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