However, the people kept doing what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes, even taking up the worship of gods of surrounding nations.
فَصَارُوا أُمَّتَهُ ٱلْمُخْتَارَةَ وَنَالُوا ٱلِٱمْتِيَازَ أَنْ يُصَاغُوا عَلَى دُولَابِ ٱلْخَزَّافِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ،‏ إِذَا جَازَ ٱلتَّعْبِيرُ .‏