31. the people of Ivvah, idols of Nibhaz and Tartak; and the people of Sepharvaim sacrificed their children as burnt offerings to their gods Adrammelech and Anammelech.
32. These people also worshipped the Lord and chose from among their own number all sorts of people to serve as priests at the pagan places of worship and to offer sacrifices for them there.
33. So they worshipped the Lord, but they also worshipped their own gods according to the customs of the countries from which they had come.
34. They still carry on their old customs to this day. They do not worship the Lord nor do they obey the laws and commands which he gave to the descendants of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
35. The Lord had made a covenant with them and had ordered them: “Do not worship other gods; do not bow down to them or serve them or offer sacrifices to them.
36. You shall obey me, the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt with great power and strength; you are to bow down to me and offer sacrifices to me.
37. You shall always obey the laws and commands that I wrote for you. You shall not obey other gods,
38. and you shall not forget the covenant I made with you.
39. You shall obey me, the Lord your God, and I will rescue you from your enemies.”
40. But those people would not listen, and they continued to follow their old customs.
41. So those people worshipped the Lord, but they also worshipped their idols; and to this day their descendants continue to do the same.