He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he didn’t enter the Lord’s sanctuary,(A) but the people still behaved corruptly.

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He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the temple of the Lord. The people, however, continued their corrupt practices.

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Oh sinful nation,
people weighed down with iniquity,(A)
brood of evildoers,(B)
depraved children!
They have abandoned(C) the Lord;
they have despised(D) the Holy One of Israel;(E)
they have turned their backs on him.

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Woe to the sinful nation,
    a people whose guilt is great,(A)
a brood of evildoers,(B)
    children given to corruption!(C)
They have forsaken(D) the Lord;
    they have spurned the Holy One(E) of Israel
    and turned their backs(F) on him.

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