their relationships were inconsistent with his holiness. The verb translated ‘turn’ is used in 4:11 of God’s overthrow of Sodom and is a reminder of how perverted all their thinking and behaviour had become. We are mindful of Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:21–23, as he castigates those who call him Lord and speak and act in his name, yet have no relationship with him. The fundamental problem is that the people of Israel did not take God seriously. Words such as covenant, justice and righteousness, did