20. " ' "Then you got your sons and daughters who belonged to me. And you sacrificed them as food to other gods. Wasn't it enough for you to be a prostitute?
21. You killed my children. You sacrificed them to other gods.
22. " ' "You did not remember the days when you were young. At that time you were naked and bare. You were kicking around in your blood. But now you have done evil things. I hate them. You have worshiped other gods. You have not been faithful to me.
23. " ' "How terrible it will be for you!" announces the Lord and King. "How terrible for you! You continued to sin against me.
24. Your people built up mounds for themselves in every market place. They put little places of worship on them.
25. They set them up at every street corner. Jerusalem, you misused your beauty. You offered your body to anyone who passed by. You did it again and again.
26. " ' "You committed shameful acts with the people of Egypt. They were your neighbors, and they were filled with longing for their lovers. You offered yourself to others again and again. That made me very angry.
27. So I reached out my powerful hand against you. I made your territory smaller. I handed you over to your Philistine enemies. The people in their towns were shocked by your impure conduct.
28. " ' "You also committed shameful acts with the people of Assyria. Nothing ever seemed to satisfy you. You could never get enough.
29. Then you offered yourself to the people of Babylonia. But that did not satisfy you either. There are many traders in the land of Babylonia.
30. " ' "You can't control yourself," announces the Lord and King. "Just look at all of the things you are doing! You are acting like a prostitute who has no shame at all.
31. Your people built up mounds at every street corner. You put little places of worship on them in every market place. But you did not really act like a prostitute. You refused to let your lovers pay you anything.