5 He decreed statutes for Jacoband established the law in Israel,which he commanded our ancestorsto teach their children,
6 so that the next generation would know them,even the children yet to be born,and they in turn would tell their children.
7 Then they would put their trust in Godand would not forget his deedsbut would keep his commands.
8 They would not be like their ancestors –a stubborn and rebellious generation,whose hearts were not loyal to God,whose spirits were not faithful to him.
9 The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows,turned back on the day of battle;
10 they did not keep God’s covenantand refused to live by his law.
11 They forgot what he had done,the wonders he had shown them.