Howbeit, they did not hearken, but did after their former manner. ] They did not repent of their idolatries, but persisted in them, and even when they were in captivity in Assyria, or such of them as were left in the land.
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you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not worship other gods,
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but you shall worship the Lord your God; he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies."
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They would not listen, however, but they continued to practice their former custom.
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So these nations worshiped the Lord, but also served their carved images; to this day their children and their children's children continue to do as their ancestors did.
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