They served idols, although the Lord had told them, ‘You must not do this.’
2 Kings 17:40 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised However, these nations would not listen but continued observing their former practices. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition However, they did not listen, but they did as they had done formerly. American Standard Version (1901) Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner. Common English Bible But they wouldn’t listen. Instead, they continued doing their former religious practices. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, they did not listen to this. Instead, they acted in accord with their earlier custom. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they did not hearken: but did according to their old custom. |
They served idols, although the Lord had told them, ‘You must not do this.’
They are still observing the former practices to this day. None of them fear the Lord or observe the statutes and ordinances, the law and commandments that the Lord had commanded the descendants of Jacob, whom he had given the name Israel.
but fear the Lord your God, and he will rescue you from all your enemies.’
They feared the Lord but also served their idols. Still today, their children and grandchildren continue doing as their ancestors did.
They lived according to the customs of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites and according to what the kings of Israel did.
Can the Cushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? If so, you might be able to do what is good, you who are instructed in evil.
There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.