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17 lines
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Yahweh continues speaking to the unfaithful people of Israel.
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## on a high mountain ##
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People often went on top of hills and mountains to worship false gods. They thought those were the best places for worship. This might even refer to Jerusalem, too. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## you prepared your bed ##
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This refers to having sex with prostitutes as a part of worshiping false gods. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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## You made a covenant with them ##
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AT: "You made a contract with them" or "You bribed them"
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## made yourselves naked, and went up; you made your bed wide. You made a covenant with them; you loved their beds; you saw their private parts ##
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This refers to the Israelites joining with those who worship false gods. This also included participating in sexual immorality.
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