¹² Now therefore shall ye not give your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their ^(A)peace nor wealth forever, that ye may be strong and eat the goodness of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your sons forever.

¹³ And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespasses, (seeing that thou our God hast stayed us from being beneath ^[a]for our iniquities, and hast given us such deliverance.)

¹⁴ Should we return to break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of such abominations? wouldest not thou be angry toward us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor any escaping?