KJV ORIGINAL
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So God basically said 'fine, have it your way' and let them go worship the stars and planets instead. Just like the prophets wrote about it: 'Israel, did you really think those animal sacrifices in the desert for forty years were actually for me?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When people keep choosing fake gods, sometimes God steps back and lets them have what they're asking for.
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