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.
37. So I will gather all your lovers with whom you found pleasure. Yes, I will gather all those you loved and those you hated. Yes, I will gather them against you from all around. I will strip you naked in front of them. Then they will be able to see your nakedness.
38. So I will punish you as judges punish women guilty of adultery. I will punish you as murderers are punished. I will put you to death because I am angry and jealous.
39. I will also hand you over to your lovers. They will tear down your places of worship. They will destroy the places where you worship false gods. They will tear off your clothes and take away your jewelry. They will leave you naked and bare.
40. They will bring a crowd against you. They will throw stones at you and cut you into pieces with their swords.
41. They will burn your houses with fire. They will punish you in front of many women. Then I will put an end to your sexual sins. And you will no longer pay your lovers.
42. Then I will rest from my anger against you. I will stop being jealous. I will be quiet and not angry anymore.
43. “‘You didn’t remember when you were young. So you have made me angry in all these ways. And I will repay you for what you have done, says the Lord God. Didn’t you add sexual sins to all your other acts which I hate?
44. “‘Everyone who uses wise sayings will say this about you: “The daughter is like her mother.”
45. You are like your mother. She hated her husband and children. You are also like your sisters. They hated their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite. And your father was an Amorite.
46. Now your older sister is Samaria. She lived north of you with her daughters. And your younger sister Sodom lived south of you with her daughters.