18 A fire broke out among their followers.Flames burned up wicked people.
19 At Mount Horeb they made ⌊a statue of⌋ a calf.They worshiped an idol made of metal.
20 They traded their glorious God for the statue of a bull that eats grass.
21 They forgot God, their savior,the one who did spectacular things in Egypt,
22 miracles in the land of Ham,and terrifying things at the Red Sea.
23 God said he was going to destroy them,but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his wayto prevent him from exterminating them.
24 They refused ⌊to enter⌋ the pleasant land.They did not believe what he said.