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My people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Testify against me!
God uses questions to emphasize that he is a good God, and he has done nothing to cause the people to stop worshiping him. AT: "My people, I have been good to you. I have done nothing to make you tired of me. If you think I have, testify against me, now." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
house of bondage
AT: "the place where you were slaves"
call to mind
"remember"
Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam son of Beor answered him
This refers to an event in the past when King Balak hired Balaam to curse the people of Israel. However, God allowed Balaam to only bless the people.
Beor
This is the name of Balaam's father. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Shittim
This is the name of a place in Moab.
that you may know the righteous acts of me, Yahweh
"so that you may remember who I am, and what I have done for you"