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That's why I slaughtered you
with the words
    of my prophets.
That's why my judgments blazed
    like the dawning sun.[a]
(A) I'd rather for you to be faithful
and to know me
    than to offer sacrifices.

At a place named Adam,
you[b] betrayed me
    by breaking our agreement.

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Footnotes

  1. 6.5 That's why my … sun: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 6.7 At … you: Or “Like Adam, you” or “Each one of you.”

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