In the centuries that followed, the nation often turned away from God, though he sent prophets to urge them to return.
(‏ خر ٢ :‏ ٢٤‏ )‏ وَتُظْهِرُ تَعَامُلَاتُهُ ٱللَّاحِقَةُ مَعَهُمْ كَمْ هُوَ سَخِيٌّ وَسَمُوحٌ .‏