<p class="poetry">who leaves<n id="1" /> the husband<n id="2" /> from her younger days,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and forgets her marriage covenant<n id="4" /> made before God.<n id="5" />p>

So Naomi<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;Look, your sister-in-law is returning to her people and to her god.<n id="2" /> Follow your sister-in-law back home!&#8221;

<p class="poetry">Look what&#8217;s coming!p> <p class="poetry">A charioteer,p> <p class="poetry">a team of horses.&#8221;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">When questioned, he replies,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Babylon has fallen, fallen!p> <p class="poetry">All the idols of her gods lie shattered on the ground!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">She is disobedient;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">she refuses correction.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">She does not trust the <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">she does not seek the advice of<n id="3" /> her God.p>

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel who rules over all<n id="1" /> says, &#8220;I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes.<n id="2" /> I will punish Egypt, its gods, and its kings. I will punish Pharaoh and all who trust in him.<n id="3" />