⁸ and ^(A)walked in the ^[a]customs of the nations whom the Lord had driven out before the sons of Israel, and in the customs ^(B)of the kings of Israel which they had ^[b]introduced. ⁹ The sons of Israel ^[c]did things secretly which were not right against the Lord their God. Moreover, they built for themselves high places in all their towns, from ^(C)watchtower to fortified city. ^10 (D)They set for themselves sacred pillars and ^[d](E)Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree, ¹¹ and there they burned incense on all the high places as the nations did which the Lord had carried away to exile before them; and they did evil things provoking the Lord. ¹² They served idols, ^(F)concerning which the Lord had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” ¹³ Yet the ^(G)Lord warned Israel and Judah ^(H)through all His prophets and ^(I)every seer, saying, “^(J)Turn from your evil ways and keep My commandments, My statutes according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through My servants the prophets.” ¹⁴ However, they did not listen, but ^(K)stiffened their neck ^[e]like their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God. ^15 (L)They rejected His statutes and ^(M)His covenant which He made with their fathers and His warnings with which He warned them. And ^(N)they followed vanity and ^(O)became vain, and went after the nations which surrounded them, concerning which the ^(P)Lord had commanded them not to do like them. ¹⁶ They forsook all the commandments of the Lord their God and made for themselves molten images, even ^(Q)two calves, and ^(R)made an ^[f]Asherah and ^(S)worshiped all the host of heaven and ^(T)served Baal. ¹⁷ Then ^(U)they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and ^(V)practiced divination and enchantments, and ^(W)sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him. ¹⁸ So the Lord was very angry with Israel and ^(X)removed them from His ^[g]sight; ^(Y)none was left except the tribe of Judah.

¹⁹ Also ^(Z)Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but ^(AA)walked in the ^[h]customs ^[i]which Israel had ^[j]introduced. ²⁰ The Lord rejected all the ^[k]descendants of Israel and afflicted them and ^(AB)gave them into the hand of plunderers, until He had cast them ^[l]out of His sight.

⁴⁷ Yet you have not merely walked in their ways or done according to their abominations; but, as if that were ^(A)too little, you acted ^(B)more corruptly in all your conduct than they. ⁴⁸ As I live,” declares the Lord God, “Sodom, your sister and her daughters have ^(C)not done as you and your daughters have done.

⁵¹ Furthermore, Samaria did not commit half of your sins, for you have multiplied your abominations more than they. Thus you have made your sisters appear ^(A)righteous by all your abominations which you have committed.