29 You did many more sexual sins in Babylonia, the land of traders, but even this did not satisfy you.
30 “ ‘Truly your will is weak, says the Lord God. You do all the things a stubborn prostitute does.
31 You built your place to worship gods at the beginning of every street, and you made places of worship in every city square. But you were not like a prostitute when you refused to accept payment.
32 “ ‘You are a wife who is guilty of adultery. You desire strangers instead of your husband.
33 Men pay prostitutes, but you pay all your lovers to come to you. And they come from all around for sexual relations.
34 So you are different from other prostitutes. No man asks you to be a prostitute, and you pay money instead of having money paid to you. Yes, you are different.
35 “ ‘So, prostitute, hear the word of the Lord.