26Instead, they turned away to serve and worship gods they had not known before, gods that were not from the L ord. 27That is why the L ord’s anger has burned against this land, bringing down on it every curse recorded in this book. 28In great anger and fury the L ord uprooted his people from their land and banished them to another land, where they still live today!’ 29“The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.
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