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"Like the shame of a ^(C1)thief when he is discovered, So the house of Israel is shamed; They, their kings, their leaders, Their priests, and their prophets,

Who say to a tree, 'You are my father,' And to a stone, 'You gave me birth.' For they have turned their ^(C1)backs to Me, And not their faces; But in the ^(C2)time of their ^(F1)trouble they will say, 'Arise and save us!'

-"But where are your ^(C1)gods Which you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can ^(C2)save you In the time of your ^(F1)trouble! For ^(C3)as many as the number of your cities Are your gods, Judah.

"Why do you contend with Me? You have ^(C1)all revolted against Me," declares the LORD.