19. Also, you took the bread I gave you. You took the fine flour, oil and honey I gave you to eat. And you offered them before the false gods as a pleasing smell. This is what happened, says the Lord God.
20. “‘Also, you took your sons and daughters who were my children. And you sacrificed them to idols as food. Your sexual sins were not enough for you.
21. You killed my children and offered them up in fire to idols.
22. You did all your hated acts and sexual sins. But you did not remember when you were young. At that time you were naked and had no clothes. You were left in your blood.
23. “‘How terrible! How terrible it will be for you, says the Lord God. This is what you did after all these evil things.
24. You built yourself a place to worship false gods. You made for yourself a place of worship in every city square.
25. You built a place of worship at the head of every street. You made your beauty hateful. You offered your body for sex to anyone who passed by. Your sexual sins became worse and worse.
26. You also committed shameful acts with the Egyptians. They were your neighbors and partners in sexual sins. Your sexual sins became even worse. And they caused me to be angry.
27. So then, I used my power against you. I took away some of your land. I let those who hated you defeat you. They were the Philistine women. Even they were ashamed of your evil ways.
28. Also, you committed shameful acts with the Assyrians because you could not be satisfied. You sinned sexually with them, but you still were not satisfied.
29. You did even more sexual sins in the land of Babylonia. The Babylonians were traders. But you were not satisfied even with this.
30. “‘Truly your will is weak, says the Lord God. You do all the things a stubborn prostitute does.
31. You built your place to worship false gods at the beginning of every street. And you made places of worship in every city square. But you were not like a prostitute because you refused payment.
32. “‘You are a wife who is guilty of adultery. You desire strangers instead of your husband.
33. Men pay prostitutes, but you pay all your lovers. You pay them to come to you. And they come from all around and sin sexually.
34. So you are different from other prostitutes. No one acts like a prostitute the same way you do. You give money, and no money is given to you. Yes, you are different.
35. “‘So, prostitute, hear the word of the Lord.
36. This is what the Lord God says: You showed your riches to other countries. And you uncovered your body in your sexual sins with your lovers. And you even did it with all your hated idols. You killed your children and offered their blood to your idols.