41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
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That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and reveled in what their own hands had made.
42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
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But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets: “ ‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?