² Now as for you, you must make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You must break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to My voice. What is this you have done? ³ Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from before you, but they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’” ⁴ Now when the angel of Adonai spoke these words to all Bnei-Yisrael, the people lifted up their voice and wept.