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I brought you into a fertile land
    so you could eat its fruit and produce.
But you came and made my land unclean;
    you made it a hateful place.
The priests didn’t ask,
    ‘Where is the Lord?’
The people who know the teachings didn’t know me.
    The leaders turned against me.
The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal
    and worshiped useless idols.

“So now I will again tell what I have against you,” says the Lord.
    “And I will tell what I have against your grandchildren.

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I brought you into a fertile land
    to eat its fruit and rich produce.(A)
But you came and defiled my land
    and made my inheritance detestable.(B)
The priests did not ask,
    ‘Where is the Lord?’
Those who deal with the law did not know me;(C)
    the leaders(D) rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,(E)
    following worthless idols.(F)

“Therefore I bring charges(G) against you again,”
declares the Lord.
    “And I will bring charges against your children’s children.

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