¹⁸ “And I said to ^(A)their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk ^(B)in the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules, ^(C)nor defile yourselves with their idols.

³⁰ “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: ^(A)Will you defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers and go ^(B)whoring after their detestable things? ³¹ When you present your gifts and ^(C)offer up your children in fire,^[a] you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And ^(D)shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? ^(E)As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.