24:18a They abandoned the house of the LORD,

They abandoned the temple of Yahweh,
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The people of Judah stopped going to ⌊worship in⌋ the house of Yahweh,

24:18b the God of their fathers,

the God of their forefathers.
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the God of their fathers.

24:18c and served the Asherah poles and idols.

They ⌊started to⌋ worship poles that honor ⌊the goddess⌋ Asherah and other idols.
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They ⌊began to⌋ worship poles ⌊of the goddess⌋ Asherah and other idols.

24:18d So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem

God became angry with Judah and Jerusalem
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God was angry with them

24:18e for this guilt of theirs.

because of this sin.
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for the wrong things that they did.

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