38. And the covenant that I have made with you you shall not forget; you shall not fear other gods.
39. But the Lord your God you shall [reverently] fear; then He will deliver you out of the hands of all your enemies.
40. However, they did not listen, but they did as they had done formerly.
41. So these nations [vainly] feared the Lord and also served their graven images, as did their children and their children's children. As their fathers did, so do they to this day.