“Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.”
The command not to rejoice like the peoples suggests that Israel's festivals and celebrations of fertility have become occasions of idolatry rather than covenant commemoration, that what should be devoted to God has been given to false gods. The departure from the LORD is expressed through the pursuit of lovers on every threshing floor, indicating that agricultural festivals have become occasions of sexual and religious transgression. This verse contrasts authentic covenant celebration with the corrupted worship that has replaced it.
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