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# General Information:
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Yahweh is talking about Israel.
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# on the tops of the mountains ... on the hills
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It was common for the people to set up idols in these places, often called "high places" in the Old Testament.
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# sacred prostitutes
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These were women who had sexual relations with men who came to worship certain idols. This was viewed as a sacred action in honor of the false gods.
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# So this people who does not understand will be thrown down
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Yahweh will destroy the nation of Israel because they do not understand or obey God's commandments. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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