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³ But come here,
you witch’s sons,
offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!^(F1)4 Who are you mocking?
Who are you opening your mouth
and sticking out your tongue at?
Isn’t it you, you rebellious children,^(C1)
you offspring of liars,⁵ who burn with lust among the oaks,
under every green tree,^(C1)
who slaughter children in the wadis
below the clefts of the rocks?^(C2)6 Your portion is among the smooth stones of the wadi;
indeed, they are your lot.
You have even poured out a drink offering to them;
you have offered a grain offering;
should I be satisfied with these?⁷ You have placed your bed
on a high and lofty mountain;^(C1)
you also went up there to offer sacrifice.⁸ You have set up your memorial
behind the door and doorpost.
For away from me, you stripped,
went up, and made your bed wide,^(C1)
and you have made a bargain^(F1) for yourself with them.
You have loved their bed;
you have gazed on their genitals.^(F2)(F3)9 You went to the king with oil
and multiplied your perfumes;
you sent your envoys far away^(C1)
and sent them down even to Sheol.¹⁰ You became weary on your many journeys,
but you did not say, “It’s hopeless!” ^(C1)
You found a renewal of your strength;^(F1)
therefore you did not grow weak.¹¹ Who was it you dreaded and feared,
so that you lied and didn’t remember me
or take it to heart?
I have kept silent for a long time, haven’t I?^(F1)(C1)
So you do not fear me.¹² I will announce your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.

¹⁴ He said,
“Build it up, build it up, prepare the way,
remove every obstacle from my people’s way.”^(C1)15 For the High and Exalted One,
who lives forever, whose name is holy,^(C1) says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,^(C2)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.^(C3)16 For I will not accuse you forever,
and I will not always be angry;^(C1)
for then the spirit would grow weak before me,
even the breath, which I have made.¹⁷ Because of his sinful greed I was angry,^(C1)
so I struck him; I was angry and hid;
but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.¹⁸ I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort
to him and his mourners,^(C1)19 creating words of praise.”^(F1)(C1)
The Lord says,
“Peace, peace to the one who is far or near,^(C2)
and I will heal him.²⁰ But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea,^(C1)
for it cannot be still,
and its water churns up mire and muck.²¹ There is no peace for the wicked,”
says my God.^(C1)