55. He drove out nations before themand allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
56. But they put God to the testand rebelled against the Most High;they did not keep his statutes.
57. Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless,as unreliable as a faulty bow.
58. They angered him with their high places;they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
59. When God heard them, he was furious;he rejected Israel completely.