Jer.3.9

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Jer.3.9

And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

Jer.3.9

She took up cheap sex--and-religion as a sideline diversion, an indulgent recreation, and used anything and anyone, flouting sanity and sanctity alike, stinking up the country.

Jer.3.9

Because Israel's immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood.

Jer.3.9

So it came to pass, through her casual harlotry, that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.

Jer.3.9

Israel treated it all so lightly--she thought nothing of committing adultery by worshiping idols made of wood and stone. So now the land has been greatly defiled.