^{16 Ref} This is what all the meeting of the people of the Lord has said, What is this wrong which you have done against the God of Israel, turning back this day from the Lord and building an altar for yourselves, and being false to the Lord?

^{17 Ref} Was not the sin of Baal-peor great enough, from which we are not clear even to this day, though punishment came on the people of the Lord,

^{18 Ref} That now you are turned back from the Lord? and, because you are false to him today, tomorrow his wrath will be let loose on all the people of Israel.