Thematic Bible: Selfish absorption
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The sinful nation is as good as dead, the people weighed down by evil deeds. They are offspring who do wrong, children who do wicked things. They have abandoned the Lord, and rejected the Holy One of Israel. They are alienated from him.
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The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.
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Then I said, "O Lord, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.
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My people are obsessed with turning away from me; they call to Baal, but he will never exalt them!