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"Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him; on the contrary they ^(C1)rejected him and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,

^(C1)saying to Aaron, 'MAKE US ^(F1)A GOD WHO WILL GO BEFORE US; FOR THIS MOSES WHO LED US OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT—WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.'

"^(F1)At that time ^(C1)they made a ^(F2)calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in ^(C2)the works of their hands.

"But God ^(C1)turned away and gave them over to ^(F1)serve the heavenly ^(F2)lights; as it is written in the book of the prophets: '^(C2)YOU DID NOT OFFER ME VICTIMS AND SACRIFICES ^(C3)FOR FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, DID YOU, HOUSE OF ISRAEL?

'^(C1)YOU ALSO TOOK ALONG THE TABERNACLE OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF YOUR GOD ^(F1)ROMPHA, THE IMAGES WHICH YOU MADE TO WORSHIP. I ALSO WILL DEPORT YOU BEYOND BABYLON.'