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 \q1 You claim to be acceptable to God
 \q2 and that you have not worshiped the images of Baal.
 \q1 But think about the disgusting things that you do very eagerly in Hinnom Valley outside Jerusalem.
-\q2 You are like desperate female camels, running here and there to find male camels to sleep with.
+\q2 You are like desperate female camels running here and there to find male camels to mate with.
 \q1
-\v 24 You are like wild female donkeys in the desert.
+\v 24 You are like wild female donkeys that live in the desert.
 \q2 They sniff the air to find where the male donkeys are,
-\q2 and no one can restrain them.
-\q1 The male donkeys that want them do not tire themselves out searching for them,
+\q2 and there is no one who can restrain their lust.
+\q1 The male donkeys that want to mate with them only wear themselves out chasing after them; 
 \q2 because at mating time they find them easily.
 \q1
 \v 25 You constantly run here and there to find idols to worship, with the result that your sandals are worn out,
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@
 \v 33 You know how to easily find gods from other countries whom you can love.
 \q2 You can find them more easily than a prostitute can find men to sleep with. You could teach her about infidelity!
 \q1
-\v 34 Although you have on your clothes the blood of poor people whom you have murdered,
-\q2 people who were innocent! You did not catch them robbing you, but you chose to treat her wickedly.
+\v 34 You also have the blood of poor people on your clothes; the very people you have murdered;
+\q2 people who were innocent! You did not catch them robbing you!
 
 \s5
 \q1