So oneof the priestswhomthey had carriedawayinto exilefrom Samariacameand livedat Bethel,and taughtthem howthey should fearthe LORD.
Then the kingof Assyriacommanded,saying,"Takethereoneof the priestswhomyou carriedawayinto exileand let him goand livethere;and let him teachthem the customof the godof the land."
But everynationstill madegodsof its own and putthem in the housesof the highplaceswhichthe peopleof Samariahad made,everynationin their citiesin whichthey lived.
Then the Lordsaid,"Becausethispeopledrawnearwith their wordsAnd honorMe with their lipservice,But they removetheir heartsfarfrom Me, And their reverencefor Me consistsof traditionlearned[by rote],
He saidto them, "I am a Hebrew,and I fearthe LORDGodof heavenwhomadethe seaand the dryland."
"Let them alone;they are blindguidesof the blind.And ifa blind manguidesa blind man,bothwill fallinto a pit."
"You worshipwhatyou do not know;we worshipwhatwe know,for salvationis from the Jews.
