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Israel, the Lord sent me
    to look after you.[a]
But you trap his prophets
and flood his temple
    with your hatred.
(A) You are brutal and corrupt,
    as were the men of Gibeah.[b]
But God remembers your sin,
    and you will be punished.

Sin's Terrible Results

10 (B) Israel, when I, the Lord,
    found you long ago
it was like finding
grapes in a barren desert
    or tender young figs.
Then you worshiped Baal Peor,
    that disgusting idol,
and you became as disgusting
    as the idol you loved.

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Footnotes

  1. 9.8 Israel … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 9.9 the men of Gibeah: They raped and murdered a woman (see Judges 19).

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