³⁶ “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised,^(A) now that the Lord has avenged you^(B) of your enemies,^(C) the Ammonites.

⁴ you have become guilty because of the blood you have shed^(A) and have become defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close, and the end of your years has come.^(B) Therefore I will make you an object of scorn^(C) to the nations and a laughingstock to all the countries.^(D)

¹⁵ Does he not regard us as foreigners?^(A) Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us.^(B)