30 (A)In vain I have struck your sons;
They did not accept discipline.
Your (B)sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
31 You generation, look to the word of the Lord.
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 jewelry,
Or a bride her attire?
Yet My people have (E)forgotten Me
For days without number.

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30 In vain have I smitten your children,
    they took no correction;
your own sword devoured your prophets
    like a ravening lion.
31 And you, O generation, heed the word of the Lord.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
    or a land of thick darkness?
Why then do my people say, ‘We are free,
    we will come no more to thee’?
32 Can a maiden forget her ornaments,
    or a bride her attire?
Yet my people have forgotten me
    days without number.

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