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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And the covenant that he made with you, you shall not forget: neither shall ye worship strange Gods,
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But fear the Lord, your God, and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
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But they did not hearken to them, but did according to their old custom.
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So these nations feared the Lord, but nevertheless served also their idols: their children also, and grandchildren, as their fathers did, so do they unto this day.