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so you went after Babylonians. But those merchants could not satisfy you either.

You are nothing but an unfaithful wife who would rather have sex with strangers than with your own husband.

Prostitutes accept money for having sex, but you bribe men from everywhere to have sex with you.

But now everyone has learned how wicked you really are. The countries of Syria and Philistia, as well as your other neighbors, hate you and make insulting remarks.

But I remember the agreement I made with you when you were young, and so I will make you a promise that will last forever.

I will forgive you, but you will think about your sins and be too ashamed to say a word. I, the Lord God, have spoken.

But the vine was already growing in fertile soil, where there was plenty of water to produce healthy leaves and large grapes.

The grapevine is strong and healthy, but as soon as the scorching desert wind blows, it will quickly wither.

But this new king of Judah later rebelled against Babylonia and sent officials to Egypt to get horses and troops. Will this king be successful in breaking the treaty with Babylonia? Or will he be punished for what he's done?

But suppose this good man has an evil son who is violent and commits sins

But suppose this evil man has a son who sees his father do these things and refuses to act like him.

and refuses to do anything evil or to charge interest. And he obeys all my laws and teachings. Such a man will live. His own father sinned, but this good man will not be put to death for the sins of his father.

But when good people start sinning and doing disgusting things, will they live? No! All their good deeds will be forgotten, and they will be put to death because of their sins.

You people of Israel accuse me of being unfair! But listen—I'm not unfair; you are!

But you still say that I am unfair. You are the ones who have done wrong and are unfair!

His mother waited for him to return. But soon she lost all hope and raised another cub, who also became fierce.

But in anger, I pulled her up by the roots and threw her to the ground, where the scorching desert wind dried out her fruit. Her strong branches wilted and burned up.

but they still rebelled against me. They refused to listen and kept on worshiping their idols and foreign gods. In my anger, I decided to punish the Israelites in Egypt.

But that would have made me look like a liar, because I had already promised in front of everyone that I would lead them out of Egypt.

But the Israelites rebelled against me in the desert. They refused to obey my laws and teachings, and they treated the Sabbath like any other day. Then in my anger, I decided to destroy the Israelites in the desert once and for all.