29. They made God angry by what they did,so a plague broke out against them.
30. Then Phinehas stood up and prayed,and the plague was contained.
31. That’s why Phinehas is considered righteous,generation after generation, forever.
32. But they angered God at Meribah’s waters,and things went badly for Moses because of them,
33. because they made him bitterso that he spoke rashly with his lips.
34. They didn’t destroy the nationsas the Lord had ordered them to do.
35. Instead, they got mixed up with the nations,learning what they did
36. and serving those false gods,which became a trap for them.