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So I turned and went down the mountain while it was still burning with fire. I was carrying the two tablets with the promise on them.
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Then I saw that you had sinned against the LORD your God. You had made a statue of a calf for yourselves. You had quickly turned from the way the LORD commanded you to live.
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I took the two tablets, threw them down, and smashed them in front of you.
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Once again I threw myself down in front of the LORD. I went without food and water for 40 days and 40 nights because of the sin you committed. You did what the LORD considered evil and made him furious.
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I was terrified of the LORD's anger and fury. He was so angry he wanted to destroy you. But once more the LORD listened to me.