Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
While their children remember their altars and sacred poles by the green trees on the high hills.
This verse is describing how idol worship had become so deeply rooted in Israel that even the children remembered and were drawn to the pagan worship sites.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to the widespread idol worship that had taken hold in Judah before the Babylonian exile. The Israelites had adopted Canaanite religious practices, setting up altars and Asherah poles (sacred groves) on hilltops and under green trees, which were traditional places for pagan worship. The fact that children remembered these sites shows how normalized and generational this spiritual unfaithfulness had become.
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