“Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.”
The reflection that those who run after other gods shall have multiplied sorrows establishes warning against idolatry and divided loyalty. The multiplying of sorrows suggests that pursuit of false gods produces suffering and spiritual emptiness. The contrast implies that exclusive devotion to God avoids this multiplication of sorrows. This verse establishes that the speaker's choice of God excludes both idolatry and the suffering it entails.
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