8 At this Jehovah’s anger blazed against Israel,+ so that he sold+ them into the hand of Cuʹshan-rish·a·thaʹim the king of Mes·o·po·taʹmi·a;*+ and the sons of Israel continued to serve Cuʹshan-rish·a·thaʹim eight years.
16 But they were continually making jest+ at the messengers of the [true] God and despising his words+ and mocking+ at his prophets, until the rage+ of Jehovah came up against his people, until there was no healing.+