16 The Israeli people answered, "We will never quit serving/worshiping Yahweh! We would never think of [IDM] serving/worshiping other gods! 17 It was our God, Yahweh, who brought our parents and grandparents up out of Egypt. He rescued them from that land where they were slaves. As he rescued them, they saw him perform great miracles. He protected them all the time when they were traveling. He protected them from all the people-groups through whose territory they traveled.