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30 (A)In vain I have struck your sons;
They received no discipline.
Your (B)sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
31 O generation, [a]behold the word of Yahweh.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel
Or a (C)land of thick darkness?
Why do My people say, ‘(D)We are free to roam;
We will no longer come to You’?
32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments,
Or a bride her attire?
Yet My people have (E)forgotten Me
Days without number.

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  1. Jeremiah 2:31 Lit see

30 “In vain I have (A)chastened your children;
They (B)received no correction.
Your sword has (C)devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.

31 “O generation, see the word of the Lord!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
Or a land of darkness?
Why do My people say, ‘We [a]are lords;
(D)We will come no more to You’?
32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments,
Or a bride her attire?
Yet My people (E)have forgotten Me days without number.

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  1. Jeremiah 2:31 have dominion