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while their children remember their altars and their sacred poles,[a] beside every green tree, and on the high hills, on the mountains in the open country. Your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil as the price of your sin[b] throughout all your territory. By your own act you shall lose the heritage that I gave you, and I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled[c] that shall burn for ever.

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  1. Jeremiah 17:2 Heb Asherim
  2. Jeremiah 17:3 Cn: Heb spoil your high places for sin
  3. Jeremiah 17:4 Two Mss Theodotion: you kindled

While their children remember
Their altars and their (A)wooden[a] images
By the green trees on the high hills.
O My mountain in the field,
I will give as plunder your wealth, all your treasures,
And your high places of sin within all your borders.
And you, even yourself,
Shall let go of your heritage which I gave you;
And I will cause you to serve your enemies
In (B)the land which you do not know;
For (C)you have kindled a fire in My anger which shall burn forever.”

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  1. Jeremiah 17:2 Heb. Asherim, Canaanite deities

Even their children remember
    their altars and Asherah poles[a](A)
beside the spreading trees
    and on the high hills.(B)
My mountain in the land
    and your[b] wealth and all your treasures
I will give away as plunder,(C)
    together with your high places,(D)
    because of sin throughout your country.(E)
Through your own fault you will lose
    the inheritance(F) I gave you.
I will enslave you to your enemies(G)
    in a land(H) you do not know,
for you have kindled my anger,
    and it will burn(I) forever.”

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  1. Jeremiah 17:2 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
  2. Jeremiah 17:3 Or hills / and the mountains of the land. / Your