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14 They have not cried to me from their hearts
    when they wailed upon their beds;
For wheat and wine they lacerated themselves;[a]
    they rebelled against me.

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  1. 7:14 Lacerated themselves: a ritual to obtain a good harvest from Baal (2:7–10; 1 Kgs 18:28; Jer 16:6; 41:5). This practice was forbidden (Lv 19:28; Dt 14:1).