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# How can you say, 'I ... have not walked after the Baals'?
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God uses this question to rebuke his people for saying that they have not worshiped the Baals. Alternate translation: "You lie when you say, 'I ... have not walked after the Baals.' (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# walked after
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This is a metaphor for serving or worshiping. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# you are a swift female camel running here and there
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God speaks of Israel worshiping other gods as if they were like a female camel running in different directions looking for a male camel to mate with. Alternate translation: "You are like a swift female camel running back and forth looking for a male camel to mate with" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# swift
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able to run quickly
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