Shmuel Alef 12:20-22

Orthodox Jewish Bible

²⁰ And Shmuel said unto HaAm, Fear not; ye have done kol hara’ah hazot (all this wickedness); yet turn not aside from following Hashem, but serve Hashem with kol levavchem;

²¹ And turn ye not aside; for then should ye go after hatohu (the vain, empty thing, idol), which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are tohu (vain, empty).

²² For Hashem will not forsake His people for the sake of Shmo Hagedol; because it hath pleased Hashem to make you His people.