^15 (A)They rejected His statutes and ^(B)His covenant which He made with their fathers, and His warnings which He ^[a]gave them. And ^(C)they followed ^[b]idols and ^(D)became empty, and followed the nations that surrounded them, about which the ^(E)Lord had commanded them not to do as they did.

²¹ For even though they knew God, they did not ^[a]honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^(A)futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened.