56 But they put God to the test
    and rebelled against the Most High;
    they did not keep his statutes.
57 Like their ancestors(A) they were disloyal and faithless,
    as unreliable as a faulty bow.(B)
58 They angered him(C) with their high places;(D)
    they aroused his jealousy with their idols.(E)
59 When God heard(F) them, he was furious;(G)
    he rejected Israel(H) completely.
60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,(I)
    the tent he had set up among humans.(J)
61 He sent the ark of his might(K) into captivity,(L)
    his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
62 He gave his people over to the sword;(M)
    he was furious with his inheritance.(N)
63 Fire consumed(O) their young men,
    and their young women had no wedding songs;(P)
64 their priests were put to the sword,(Q)
    and their widows could not weep.

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56 But they tested and defied the Most High God;
    they didn’t pay attention to his warnings.
57 They turned away, became faithless just like their ancestors;
    they twisted away like a defective bow.
58 They angered God with their many shrines;
    they angered him with their idols.
59 God heard and became enraged;
    he rejected Israel utterly.
60 God abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh,
    the tent where he had lived with humans.
61 God let his power be held captive,
    let his glory go to the enemy’s hand.
62 God delivered his people up to the sword;
    he was enraged at his own possession.
63 Fire devoured his young men,
    and his young women had no wedding songs.
64 God’s priests were killed by the sword,
    and his widows couldn’t even cry.

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