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They did not care about me,
    even though I rescued them from Egypt
    and led them through the wilderness:
    a land of deserts and sand pits,
    a dry and dangerous land
    where no one lives
    and no one will even travel.
I brought them into a fertile land,
    to enjoy its harvests and its other good things.
But instead they ruined my land;
    they defiled the country I had given them.
The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’
    My own priests did not know me.
The rulers rebelled against me;
    the prophets spoke in the name of Baal
    and worshiped useless idols.

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They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
    who brought us up out of Egypt(A)
and led us through the barren wilderness,
    through a land of deserts(B) and ravines,(C)
a land of drought and utter darkness,
    a land where no one travels(D) and no one lives?’
I brought you into a fertile land
    to eat its fruit and rich produce.(E)
But you came and defiled my land
    and made my inheritance detestable.(F)
The priests did not ask,
    ‘Where is the Lord?’
Those who deal with the law did not know me;(G)
    the leaders(H) rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,(I)
    following worthless idols.(J)

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