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Yahweh continues to speak about Jerusalem and the people of Israel as his unfaithful wife.
## poured your lust out ##
The phrase "poured out" refers to giving of something without holding back and compares the woman freely acting on her lustful desires to water being poured out. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
## the blood of your children that you gave to your idols ##
This refers to killing children as a sacrifice to idols.
## behold ##
alerts us to pay attention to what follows.
## nakedness ##
The word "nakedness" refers to a person being without clothing but also refers to seeing all of a person's faults. (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])