^{32 Ref} They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;

^{33 Ref} For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.

^{34 Ref} They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;

^{35 Ref} But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.

^{36 Ref} And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:

^{37 Ref} They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,

^{38 Ref} And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood.

^{39 Ref} So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.

^{40 Ref} Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.