I will not give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away.

Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.

No daughter of Israel is to let herself be used as a loose woman for a strange god, and no son of Israel is to give himself to a man.

For they made high places and upright stones and wood pillars on every high hill and under every green tree;

Those used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods he sent out of the country, and he took away all the images which his fathers had made.

And he had the houses pulled down of those who were used for sex purposes in the house of the Lord, where women were making robes for the Asherah.

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble.

They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.

Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.

Till a number are tested and make themselves clean; and the evil-doers will do evil; for not one of the evil-doers will have knowledge; but all will be made clear to those who are wise.

You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction.

Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.

He who is wise will see these things; he who has good sense will have knowledge of them. For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the upright will go in them, but sinners will be falling in them.

Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.

Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;

Or do you not see that he who is joined to a loose woman is one body with her? for God has said, The two of them will become one flesh.

Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.

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Summary

I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.

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Punish

Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.
Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble.
But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.

For

Or do you not see that he who is joined to a loose woman is one body with her? for God has said, The two of them will become one flesh.

And they

For they made high places and upright stones and wood pillars on every high hill and under every green tree;
Those used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods he sent out of the country, and he took away all the images which his fathers had made.
And he had the houses pulled down of those who were used for sex purposes in the house of the Lord, where women were making robes for the Asherah.

Therefore

Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.
He who is wise will see these things; he who has good sense will have knowledge of them. For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the upright will go in them, but sinners will be falling in them.
Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.
They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.
Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.
Till a number are tested and make themselves clean; and the evil-doers will do evil; for not one of the evil-doers will have knowledge; but all will be made clear to those who are wise.
Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.
Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;
Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

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For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

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