Study Desk

"Therefore, I will ^(v)take back My grain at ^[g]harvest time And My new wine in its season. I will also take away My wool and My flax Given to cover her nakedness.

"And then I will ^(w)uncover her lewdness In the sight of her lovers, And no one will rescue her out of My hand.

"I will also ^(x)put an end to all her gaiety, Her ^(y)feasts, her ^(z)new moons, her sabbaths And all her festal assemblies.

"I will ^(aa)destroy her vines and fig trees, Of which she said, ‘These are my wages Which my lovers have given me.' And I will ^(ab)make them a forest, And the ^(ac)beasts of the field will devour them.

"I will punish her for the ^(ad)days of the Baals When she used to ^[h](ae)offer sacrifices to them And ^(af)adorn herself with her ^[i]earrings and jewelry, And follow her lovers, so that she ^(ag)forgot Me," declares the Lord .

"Therefore, behold, I will allure her, ^(ah)Bring her into the wilderness And speak ^[j]kindly to her.