She has played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
She has doted upon paramours
Whose flesh is as the flesh of asses,
And whose issue is like the issue of horses.
Thus thou callest to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth,
In bruising thy teats by the Egyptians
For the paps of thy youth.” [[4]]
“Oh!” she cried. “It is I! It is I!”
“And it is written again:
Thou hast played the harlot with many lovers,
And thou wouldst return again to me! saith the Lord. [[5]]
“But my chastisement also is written:
Behold: I raise up thy lovers against thee:
They shall judge thee according to their judgments.
They shall take away thy nose and thine ears,
And thy remnant shall fall by the sword. [[6]]
“And again:
She is undone: she is stripped naked, she is led away captive
Her servants wail like doves
And taber upon their breasts. [[7]]
“But does one know what the Scripture says?” she added to console herself. “Is it not written elsewhere:
I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom. [[8]]