³⁸ They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons^(A) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.

⁵ The earth is defiled^(A) by its people;
    they have disobeyed^(B) the laws,
violated the statutes
    and broken the everlasting covenant.^(C)