38. and you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods,
39. but you shall fear the Lord your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.”
40. However, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.
41. So these nations feared the Lord and also served their carved images. Their children did likewise, and their children’s children—as their fathers did, so they do to this day.