36. Instead, worship only the Lord. He’s the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great strength and an outstretched arm. Bow down to him! Sacrifice to him!
37. You must carefully keep the regulations and case laws, the Instruction, and the commandment that he wrote for you. Don’t worship other gods.
38. Don’t forget the covenant that I made with you. Don’t worship other gods.
39. Instead, worship only the Lord your God. He will rescue you from your enemies’ power.
40. But they wouldn’t listen. Instead, they continued doing their former religious practices.