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General Information:
Yahweh continues speaking to the people of Israel.
I hid my face
This means God gave up on his people and no longer helped or blessed them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
he went backward in the way of his heart
This means the Israelites kept rejecting the true God for false ones. Here "backward" and "way" are location words representing motivations and feelings. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)