² For ^(A)they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that ^(B)the holy ^[a]race has ^(C)intermingled with the peoples of the lands; indeed, the hands of the officials and the leaders have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness.”

²⁷ Has it not then been reported about you that you have committed all this great evil ^(A)by acting unfaithfully against our God, by ^[a]marrying foreign women?”