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25 Keep thy foot from being bare, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst: I have lost all hope, I will not do it: for I have loved strangers, and I will walk after them.

26 As the thief is confounded when he is taken, so is the house of Israel confounded, they and their kings, their princes and their priests, and their prophets.

27 Saying to a stock: Thou art my father: and to a stone: thou hast begotten me: they have turned their back to me, and not their face: and in the time of their affliction they will say: Arise, and deliver us.

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25 Do not run until your feet are bare
    and your throat is dry.
But you said, ‘It’s no use!(A)
    I love foreign gods,(B)
    and I must go after them.’(C)

26 “As a thief is disgraced(D) when he is caught,
    so the people of Israel are disgraced—
they, their kings and their officials,
    their priests(E) and their prophets.(F)
27 They say to wood,(G) ‘You are my father,’
    and to stone,(H) ‘You gave me birth.’
They have turned their backs(I) to me
    and not their faces;(J)
yet when they are in trouble,(K) they say,
    ‘Come and save(L) us!’

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