⁵⁸ They made God angry ·by building places to worship gods [^Lwith their high places; ^Cworship sites associated with pagan worship or inappropriate worship of God; Deut. 12:2–3];
    they made him jealous with their idols.
⁵⁹ When God heard them, he became very angry
    and rejected the people of Israel completely.
⁶⁰ He ·left [cast off] his dwelling at Shiloh,
    the Tent where he lived among the people.
⁶¹ He let his ·Power [Strength; ^Cthe Ark] be captured;
    he let his ·glory [beauty; ^Cthe Ark] be taken by ·enemies [^Lthe hand of the foe; 1 Sam. 4–5].
⁶² He ·let his people be killed [^Lhanded his people over to the sword];
    he was very angry with his ·children [^Linheritance].
⁶³ The young men ·died [^Lwere consumed] by fire,
    and the young women ·had no one to marry [had no wedding songs; or could not sing a lament for them].
⁶⁴ Their priests fell by the sword [1 Sam. 4:12–22],
    but their widows were not allowed to cry.

³ ·Right in front of me [To my face]
    they continue to do things that make me angry.
    They offer sacrifices to their gods in their gardens [1:29],
    and they burn incense on altars of brick.
⁴ They sit among the graves
    and spend their nights ·waiting to get messages from the dead [or keeping vigil; or in secret places].
They eat the ·meat [flesh] of pigs [^Cunclean animal; Lev. 11:7; Deut. 14:8],
    and their pots are full of soup made from ·meat that is wrong to eat [defiled/polluted things].
⁵ But they tell others, ‘Stay away, and don’t come near me.
    I am too holy for you.’
These ·people [or practices] are like smoke in my ·nose [nostrils].
    Like a fire that burns all ·the time [day long; ^Ctheir sin never ceases and God’s anger grows].