They have also (A)shut the doors of the porch and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. Therefore (B)the wrath of the Lord was against Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, of horror, and of (C)hissing, as you see with your own eyes. For behold, (D)our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

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