Jehovah had long before warned that such a thing could happen. ​ — Ex. 23: 2.
فَٱتَّبَعُوهَا وَعَبَدُوا آلِهَتَهَا ،‏ رَغْمَ أَنَّ يَهْوَهَ حَذَّرَهُمْ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ قَبْلَ سَنَوَاتٍ كَثِيرَةٍ .‏ —‏ خر ٢٣ :‏ ٢‏ .‏