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12 Even though the Lord had commanded the Israelites not to worship idols,[a] they did it anyway. 13 So the Lord made sure that every prophet warned Israel and Judah with these words: “I, the Lord, command you to stop doing sinful things and start obeying my laws and teachings! I gave them to your ancestors, and I told my servants the prophets to repeat them to you.”

14 But the Israelites would not listen; they were as stubborn as their ancestors who had refused to worship the Lord their God.

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Footnotes

  1. 17.12 the Lord … idols: See Exodus 20.4,5.

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