78:56 Yet they challenged and defied 1 the sovereign God, 2
and did not obey 3 his commands. 4
78:57 They were unfaithful 5 and acted as treacherously as 6 their ancestors;
they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. 7
78:58 They made him angry with their pagan shrines, 8
and made him jealous with their idols.
78:59 God heard and was angry;
he completely rejected Israel.
78:60 He abandoned 9 the sanctuary at Shiloh,
the tent where he lived among men.
78:61 He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; 10
he gave the symbol of his splendor 11 into the hand of the enemy. 12
78:62 He delivered his people over to the sword,
and was angry with his chosen nation. 13
78:63 Fire consumed their 14 young men,
and their 15 virgins remained unmarried. 16
78:64 Their 17 priests fell by the sword,
but their 18 widows did not weep. 19