⁵ And then they say to others, ‘Keep away from us; we are too holy for you to touch!’ I cannot stand people like that—my anger against them is like a fire that never goes out.

⁶ “I have already decided on their punishment, and their sentence is written down. I will not overlook what they have done, but will repay them ⁷ for their sins and the sins of their ancestors. They have burned incense at pagan hill shrines and spoken evil of me. So I will punish them as their past deeds deserve.”