34. You are a special kind of prostitute. No one forced you to become one. You didn't get paid; you paid them! Yes, you are different.”
35. Now then, Jerusalem, you whore! Hear what the Lord is saying.
36. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “You stripped off your clothes and, like a prostitute, you gave yourself to your lovers and to all your disgusting idols, and you killed your children as sacrifices to idols.
37. Because of this I will bring all your former lovers together — the ones you liked and the ones you hated. I will bring them round you in a circle, and then I will strip off your clothes and let them see you naked.
38. I will condemn you for adultery and murder, and in my anger and fury I will punish you with death.
39. I will put you in their power, and they will tear down the places where you engage in prostitution and worship idols. They will take away your clothes and jewels and leave you completely naked.
40. “They will stir up a crowd to stone you, and they will cut you to pieces with their swords.
41. They will burn your houses down and let crowds of women see your punishment. I will make you stop being a prostitute and make you stop giving gifts to your lovers.
42. Then my anger will be over, and I will be calm. I will not be angry or jealous any more.