12My people consult their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand informs them;
         For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
         And they have played the harlot, departing from their God.

13They offer sacrifices on the tops of the mountains
         And burn incense on the hills,
         Under oak, poplar and terebinth,
         Because their shade is pleasant.
         Therefore your daughters play the harlot
         And your brides commit adultery.

14I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot
         Or your brides when they commit adultery,
         For the men themselves go apart with harlots
         And offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes;
         So the people without understanding are ruined.

15Though you, Israel, play the harlot,
         Do not let Judah become guilty;
         Also do not go to Gilgal,
         Or go up to Beth-aven
         And take the oath:
         “As the LORD lives!”

16Since Israel is stubborn
         Like a stubborn heifer,
         Can the LORD now pasture them
         Like a lamb in a large field?

17Ephraim is joined to idols;
         Let him alone.

18Their liquor gone,
         They play the harlot continually;
         Their rulers dearly love shame.

19The wind wraps them in its wings,
         And they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

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