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# General Information:
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The summary now ends with an appeal to worship only Yahweh and a description of the sins of the people.
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# They would not listen
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"Listen" is a metaphor for paying attention and acting on the command. AT: "They did not obey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# these nations feared Yahweh
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These nations feared Yahweh only to the point of appeasing him the same way they treated their own gods.
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# up to this day
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"and have continued ever since." The phrase "this day" refers to the time period in which the writer lived.
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