31. This brought him a reward,an eternal gift.
32. They made him angry by the waters of Meribah,and Moses suffered because of them,
33. for they aroused his temper,and he spoke rashly.
34. They did not destroy the nations,as the Lord had commanded them to do.
35. They mixed in with the nationsand learned their ways.
36. They worshiped their idols,which became a snare to them.
37. They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.
38. They shed innocent blood – the blood of their sons and daughters,whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan.The land was polluted by bloodshed.
39. They were defiled by their deeds,and unfaithful in their actions.
40. So the Lord was angry with his peopleand despised the people who belong to him.
41. He handed them over to the nations,and those who hated them ruled over them.
42. Their enemies oppressed them;they were subject to their authority.