2 Raja-raja 17:33

17:33 They were worshiping ¹  the Lord and at the same time serving their own gods in accordance with the practices of the nations from which they had been deported.

2 Raja-raja 17:35-39

17:35 The Lord made an agreement ²  with them ³  and instructed them, “You must not worship other gods. Do not bow down to them, serve them, or offer sacrifices to them. 17:36 Instead you must worship the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt by his great power and military ability; ⁴  bow down to him and offer sacrifices to him. 17:37 You must carefully obey at all times the rules, regulations, law, and commandments he wrote down for you. You must not worship other gods. 17:38 You must never forget the agreement I made with you, and you must not worship other gods. 17:39 Instead you must worship the Lord your God; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies.”

Yeremia 10:2

10:2 The Lord says,

“Do not start following pagan religious practices. ⁵ 

Do not be in awe of signs that occur ⁶  in the sky

even though the nations hold them in awe.

[17:33]  ¹ tn Heb “fearing.”

[17:35]  ² tn Or “covenant.”

[17:35]  ³ sn That is, the descendants of Jacob/Israel (see v. 35b).

[17:36]  ⁴ tn Heb “and outstretched arm.”

[10:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “Do not learn the way of the nations.” For this use of the word “ways” (דֶּרֶךְ, derekh) compare for example Jer 12:16 and Isa 2:6.

[10:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “signs.” The words “that occur” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[10:2]  sn The Hebrew word translated here “things that go on in the sky” (אֹתוֹת, ’otot) refers both to unusual disturbances such as eclipses, comets, meteors, etc., but also to such things as the changes in the position of the sun, moon, and stars in conjunction with the changes in seasons (cf. Gen 1:14). The people of Assyria and Babylonia worshiped the sun, moon, and stars, thinking that these heavenly bodies had some hold over them.