The people in the land who were not worshippers of Jehovah influenced the Israelites ’ thinking, moving them to follow that pagan crowd.
لِذٰلِكَ كَانَتْ تَنْقُصُهُمُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةُ ٱلدَّقِيقَةُ وَٱلْحِكْمَةُ .‏