8 And amay not be like their fathers, bA stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation cthat did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
9 The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.
10aThey did not keep the covenant of God; They refused to walk in His law,
11 And aforgot His works And His wonders that He had shown them.
12aMarvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, bin the field of Zoan.
13aHe divided the sea and caused them to pass through; And bHe made the waters stand up like a heap.
They kept not the covenant of God - The covenant which God had made with the entire Hebrew people. They did not maintain their allegiance to Yahweh. Compare Deuteronomy 4:13, Deuteronomy 4:23; Deuteronomy 17:2.
And refused to walk in his law - Refused to obey his law. They rebelled against him.
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