Having abandoned their God, Jehovah ​ — “the fountain of living waters ” — ​ the Israelites had turned to shaky military alliances with pagan nations and to the worship of impotent, false deities.
Jätnud maha oma Jumala Jehoova – „elava vee allika ” –, lootsid iisraellased paganrahvastega sõlmitud ebakindlatele sõjalistele liitudele ja kummardasid jõuetuid ebajumalaid.