Exodus 32:7-9

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⁷ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down from this mountain, because your people, the people you brought out of the land of Egypt, have ·ruined themselves [acted in a debauched/perverse manner]. ⁸ They have quickly turned away from the ·things [path; way] I commanded them to do. They have made for themselves a calf ·covered with gold [^Limage], and they have worshiped it and offered sacrifices to it. They have said, ‘Israel, ·these are your gods [or this is the God; 32:4] who brought you out of Egypt.’”

⁹ The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and I know that they are ·very stubborn [^La stiff-necked people].