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For thus says Lord Yahweh, "How much more when I send My four calamitous judgments against Jerusalem: sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague to cut off man and beast from it!

Yet, behold, survivors will be left in it who will be brought out, both sons and daughters. Behold, they are going to come forth to you, and you will see their way and actions; then you will be comforted for the calamity which I have brought against Jerusalem for everything which I have brought upon it.

If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends, and its middle part has been charred, is it then useful for anything?

Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

As for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing; you were not rubbed with salt or even wrapped in cloths.

No eye had pity on you to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you. Rather you were thrown out into the open field, for your soul was abhorred on the day you were born.

I made you numerous like plants of the field. Then you grew up, became tall, and came into the age for fine ornaments; your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown. Yet you were naked and bare.

"Then I passed by you and saw you, and behold, you were at the time for love; so I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. I also swore to you and entered into a covenant with you so that you became Mine," declares Lord Yahweh.

Then your name went forth among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect because of My majesty which I set on you," declares Lord Yahweh.

You took some of your clothes, made for yourself high places of various colors, and played the harlot on them, which should never come about nor happen.

You also took your splendid jewelry made of My gold and of My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images that you might play the harlot with them.

Also My bread which I gave you, fine flour, oil, and honey with which I had you eat, you gave before them for a soothing aroma; so it happened," declares Lord Yahweh.

Men give gifts to all harlots, but you give your gifts to all your lovers to bribe them to come to you from all around for your harlotries.

Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half of your sins, for you have multiplied your abominations more than they. Thus you have made your sisters appear righteous by all your abominations which you have done.

Also bear your dishonor in that you have made judgment favorable for your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. Yes, be also ashamed and bear your dishonor, in that you made your sisters appear righteous.

in order that you may bear your dishonor and feel dishonor for all that you have done when you become a comfort to them.

For thus says Lord Yahweh, "I will also do with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.

so that you may remember and be ashamed and never open your mouth anymore because of your dishonor, when I have atoned for you for all that you have done," declares Lord Yahweh.

He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in a field fit for seed. He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.

he turns his hand away from the afflicted, does not take interest or increase, but does My judgments and walks in My statutes; he will not die for his father's iniquity; he will surely live.