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12 
“I will destroy her vines and her fig trees
Of which she has said, ‘These are my wages
Which my lovers have given me.’
And I will make them a forest,
And the animals of the open country will devour them.
13 
“And I will punish her for the [feast] days of the Baals,
When she used to offer sacrifices and burn incense to them
And adorn herself with her earrings and nose rings and her jewelry,
And follow her lovers, so that she forgot Me,” says the Lord.

Restoration of Israel

14 
“Therefore, behold, I will allure Israel
And bring her into the wilderness,
And I will speak tenderly to her [to reconcile her to Me].

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12 I will ruin her vines(A) and her fig trees,(B)
    which she said were her pay from her lovers;(C)
I will make them a thicket,(D)
    and wild animals will devour them.(E)
13 I will punish her for the days
    she burned incense(F) to the Baals;(G)
she decked herself with rings and jewelry,(H)
    and went after her lovers,(I)
    but me she forgot,(J)
declares the Lord.(K)

14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her;
    I will lead her into the wilderness(L)
    and speak tenderly to her.

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