¹¹ Now the earth was corrupt^(A) in God’s sight and was full of violence.^{(B) 12} God saw how corrupt^(C) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.^(D)

¹² Then the Lord told me, “Go down from here at once, because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have become corrupt.^(A) They have turned away quickly^(B) from what I commanded them and have made an idol for themselves.”

²⁹ For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt^(A) and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster^(B) will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.”

¹⁹ But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt^(A) than those of their ancestors,^(B) following other gods and serving and worshiping them.^(C) They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn^(D) ways.