26. You had sex with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians. You used your prostitution to make me angry.
27. “‘So I used my power against you. I took away some of your land, and I handed you over to your greedy enemies, the Philistines, who were ashamed of what you had done.
28. “‘You had sex with the Assyrians because you weren’t satisfied. You still weren’t satisfied.
29. So you increased your acts of prostitution to include the land of the merchants, the Babylonians. Even after that, you weren’t satisfied.
30. “‘You have no will power! declares the Almighty Lord. You do everything a shameless prostitute does.
31. You build your platforms at the head of every street and place your illegal worship sites in every square. Yet, you aren’t like other prostitutes, because you don’t want to be paid.
32. You are an adulterous wife who prefers strangers to her husband.
33. All prostitutes get paid. But you give gifts to all your lovers and bribe them to come to you from all directions to have sex with you.
34. You are a different kind of prostitute. No one goes after you for favors. You are the opposite. You pay them, and you don’t accept payment.
35. “‘Listen to the word of the Lord, you prostitute.
36. This is what the Almighty Lord says: You exposed yourself and uncovered your naked body when you gave yourself to your lovers and to all your disgusting idols. You also killed your children and sacrificed their blood to these idols.
37. That is why I will gather all your lovers with whom you found pleasure. I will have all those who love you and hate you gather around. I will uncover your body for them, and they will see you naked.
38. I will punish you the same way that those who are guilty of prostitution and murder are punished. I will give you the death penalty in my fury and burning anger.
39. I will hand you over to your lovers. They will destroy your platforms and tear down your illegal worship sites. They will tear off your clothes, take away your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
40. They will also bring a mob against you. They will stone you and cut you into pieces with their swords.
41. They will burn your houses and punish you in the presence of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay others.