"Becauseof the lightnessof her harlotry,she pollutedthe landand committedadulterywith stonesand trees.
"But comehere,you sonsof a sorceress,Offspringof an adultererand a prostitute.
"Among the smooth[stones] of the ravineIs your portion,they are your lot;Evento them you have pouredout a drinkoffering,You have madea grain offering.Shall I relentconcerningthesethings?
But they are altogetherstupidand foolish[In their] disciplineof delusion--their idol is wood!
"I will firstdoublyrepaytheir iniquityand their sin,becausethey have pollutedMy land;they have filledMy inheritancewith the carcassesof their detestableidolsand with their abominations."
Who sayto a tree,'You are my father,'And to a stone,'You gaveme birth.'For they have turned[their] backto Me, And not [their] face;But in the timeof their troublethey will say,'Ariseand saveus.'
"I broughtyou into the fruitfullandTo eatits fruitand its goodthings.But you cameand defiledMy land,And My inheritanceyou madean abomination.
"Liftup your eyesto the bareheightsand see;Wherehave you not been violated?By the roadsyou have satfor them Like an Arabin the desert,And you have polluteda landWith your harlotryand with your wickedness.
"You also tookyour beautifuljewels[made] of My goldand of My silver,whichI had givenyou, and madefor yourself maleimagesthat you might playthe harlotwith them.
"They uncoveredher nakedness;they tookher sonsand her daughters,but they slewher with the sword.Thus she becamea bywordamong women,and they executedjudgmentson her.
"Thus you longedfor the lewdnessof your youth,when the Egyptianshandledyour bosombecauseof the breastsof your youth.
and they playedthe harlotin Egypt.They playedthe harlotin their youth;theretheir breastswere pressedand theretheir virginbosomwas handled.
"Contendwith your mother,contend,For she is not my wife,and I am not her husband;And let her putawayher harlotryfrom her faceAnd her adulteryfrom betweenher breasts,
My peopleconsulttheir woodenidol, and their [diviner's] wandinformsthem; For a spiritof harlotryhas led[them] astray,And they have playedthe harlot,[departing] from their God.
To You, O LORD,I cry;For firehas devouredthe pasturesof the wildernessAnd the flamehas burnedup allthe treesof the field.
"Woeto him who saysto a [piece of] wood,Awake!'To a mutestone,'Arise!'[And] that is [your] teacher?Behold,it is overlaidwith goldand silver,And thereis nobreathat allinsideit.
but I sayto you that everyonewho divorceshis wife,exceptfor [the] reasonof unchastity,makesher commit adultery;and whoevermarriesa divorcedwomancommits adultery.
