37. You must be careful always to observe the statutes and ordinances, the law and commandment, which he wrote for you; you must not venerate other gods.
38. The covenant I made with you, you must not forget; you must not venerate other gods.
39. You must venerate only the Lord, your God; it is he who will deliver you from the power of all your enemies.
40. But they did not listen; they continued to act according to their former customs.
41. But these nations were both venerating the Lord and serving their own idols. Their children and children’s children are still acting like their ancestors, to this very day.