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# a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, in her heat sniffing the wind
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God speaks of Israel worshiping other gods as if they were a wild female donkey running to find male donkeys. Alternate translation: "You are like a young female donkey that lives in the desert. When she wants to mate she is out of control and constantly sniffs the breeze to find a mate" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# in her heat
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This phrase is an idiom referring to the time when a female donkey wants to mate with male donkeys. Alternate translation: "when she wants to mate" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# Who can restrain her lust?
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This question is used to emphasize that no one can control a female donkey when she is wants to mate with a male donkey. Alternate translation: "No one can turn her around when she wants to mate." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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