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Yahweh continues to speak about Jerusalem and the people of Israel as his wife.
## But you trusted in your own beauty ##
"thought your own beauty could provide for your needs"
## acted like a whore ##
Compares the people of Israel worshiping idols with a woman who is paid to have sex with strangers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
## poured out ##
Something given quickly in a large amount is like pouring water out of a bowl. AT: "freely gave away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
## This should not have come about! It should not have been ##
Yahweh is speaking with emotion. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])