This is in spite of the fact that<n id="1" /> the people of Judah have as many gods as they have towns<n id="2" /> and the citizens of Jerusalem have set up as many altars to sacrifice to that disgusting god, Baal, as they have streets in the city!&#8217;<n id="3" />

<p class="poetry">Their children are always thinking about<n id="1" /> their<n id="2" /> altarsp> <p class="poetry">and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">set up beside the green trees on the high hillsp>

<n id="1" /><p class="poetry">The sin of Judah is engraved with an iron chiselp> <p class="poetry">on their stone-hard<n id="2" /> hearts.p> <p class="poetry">It is inscribed with a diamond<n id="3" /> pointp> <p class="poetry">on the horns of their altars.<n id="4" />p>