It won’t be like the covenant I made with their people of long ago when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt, because they didn’t remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, says the Lord.
But God turned away from them, and they worshipped the sun, moon, and stars instead. This is just what is written in the book of the prophets, where God says to the people of Israel, “ ‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings for 40 years in the desert?