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Therefore, you prostitute, hear the word of the LORD.

This is what the Lord GOD says: "Because your lewdness was poured out and your nakedness uncovered through your obscene practices with your lovers and with all your detestable ^(C1)idols, and because of the blood of your sons that you gave to ^(F1)idols,

therefore, behold, I am going to ^(C1)gather all your lovers whom you pleased, all those whom you loved as well as all those whom you ^(C2)hated. So I will gather them against you from every direction and ^(C3)expose your nakedness to them so that they may see all your nakedness.

"So I will ^(C1)judge you as women who commit adultery or shed blood are judged; and I will bring on you the blood of ^(C2)wrath and jealousy.

"I will also hand you over to ^(F1)your lovers, and they will tear down your shrines, demolish your high places, ^(C1)strip you of your clothing, take away your ^(F2)jewels, and will leave you naked and bare.

"They will ^(F1)incite a ^(C1)crowd against you, and they will stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords.

"And they will ^(C1)burn your houses with fire and execute judgments against you in the sight of many women. Then I will ^(C2)put an end to your prostitution, and you will also no longer pay ^(F1)your lovers.

"So I ^(C1)will satisfy My fury against you and My jealousy will leave you, and I will be pacified and ^(C2)no longer be angry.

"Since you have ^(C1)not remembered the days of your youth but ^(F1)have ^(C2)caused Me unrest by all these things, behold, I in turn will ^(C3)bring your conduct down on your own head," declares the Lord GOD, "so that you will not commit this outrageous sin in addition to all your other abominations.