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15 They despised his statutes and his covenant that he had made with their ancestors and the warnings that he had given them. They went after false idols and became false; they followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom the Lord had commanded them that they should not do as they did.(A)

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You hate[a] those who pay regard to worthless idols,
    but I trust in the Lord.(A)

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  1. 31.6 Heb ms Gk Syr Jerome: MT I hate

They are both stupid and foolish;
    the instruction given by idols
    is no better than wood![a](A)

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  1. 10.8 Q ms Gk lack 10.6–8

19 O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
    my refuge in the day of trouble,
to you shall the nations come
    from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our ancestors have inherited nothing but lies,
    worthless things in which there is no profit.(A)

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