³⁵ but they mingled^(A) with the nations
    and adopted their customs.
³⁶ They worshiped their idols,^(B)
    which became a snare^(C) to them.
³⁷ They sacrificed their sons^(D)
    and their daughters to false gods.^(E)
38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons^(F) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.
³⁹ They defiled themselves^(G) by what they did;
    by their deeds they prostituted^(H) themselves.

⁴⁰ Therefore the Lord was angry^(I) with his people
    and abhorred his inheritance.^(J)
41 He gave them into the hands^(K) of the nations,
    and their foes ruled over them.
⁴² Their enemies oppressed^(L) them
    and subjected them to their power.
⁴³ Many times he delivered them,^(M)
    but they were bent on rebellion^(N)
    and they wasted away in their sin.