² They have taken some of their daughters^(A) as wives for themselves and their sons, and have mingled^(B) the holy race^(C) with the peoples around them. And the leaders and officials have led the way in this unfaithfulness.”^(D)

²⁷ Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying^(A) foreign women?”