35. With whom the Lord had made a covenant and commanded them, You shall not fear other gods or bow yourselves to them or serve them or sacrifice to them.
36. But you shall [reverently] fear, bow yourselves to, and sacrifice to the Lord, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm.
37. And the statutes, ordinances, law, and commandment which He wrote for you you shall observe and do forevermore; you shall not fear other gods.
38. And the covenant that I have made with you you shall not forget; you shall not fear other gods.
39. But the Lord your God you shall [reverently] fear; then He will deliver you out of the hands of all your enemies.
40. However, they did not listen, but they did as they had done formerly.
41. So these nations [vainly] feared the Lord and also served their graven images, as did their children and their children's children. As their fathers did, so do they to this day.