¹² and abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed other gods from the surrounding peoples^(A) and bowed down to them. They angered the Lord,^(B)

² However, the people were sacrificing on the high places,^(A) because until that time a temple for the Lord’s name^(B) had not been built.

²⁸ When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree,^(A) they offered their sacrifices and presented their offensive offerings there. They also sent up their pleasing aromas and poured out their drink offerings there.