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.
43. Many times he delivered them,but they had a rebellious attitude,and degraded themselves by their sin.