34. They stationed sinful, immoral people there, and these soldiers held down their position.
35. They stocked up with weapons and food, collected the spoils of Jerusalem, and stored them there. They were a great menace.
36. They ambushed the sanctuary.They were an evil opponent of Israelat all times.
37. Its inhabitants shed innocent bloodall around the sanctuary,and they even pollutedthe sanctuary itself.
38. Because of them,those who lived in Jerusalem fled.The city becamea dwelling place for strangers.She was like a stranger to her offspring,and her children abandoned her.
39. Her sanctuary was as barren as a desert.Her feasts turned into mourning,her sabbaths into shame,her honor into contempt.