16. They made him jealous by serving strange gods. They made him angry by worshiping statues of gods. He hated those gods.
17. The people sacrificed to demons, not to God. The demons were gods they hadn't known anything about. Those gods were new to them. Their people long ago didn't worship them.
18. But then they deserted the Rock. He was their Father. They forgot the God who created them.
19. When the Lord saw that, he turned away from them. His sons and daughters made him angry.