Why, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:
Why, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:
Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of Jehovah:
For this cause, O loose woman, give ear to the voice of the Lord:
Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:
Therefore, prostitute, hear the word of Yahweh:
Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:
Judah is now represented as undergoing the punishment adjudged to an adulteress and murderess. Only in her utter destruction shall the wrath of the Lord, the jealous God, cease.