# for which they act as prostitutes

The people being unfaithful to Yahweh by worshiping false gods is spoken of as if they were acting like a man who betrays his wife by committing adultery. AT: "for which they are unfaithful to Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# a permanent statute for them throughout their people's generations

See how you translated this phrase in [Leviticus 3:17](../03/15.md).

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prostitute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/statute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/generation]]