Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying, "You will not marry off your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!