This too would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied God who is above, asserting that celestial idolatry would constitute legal crime deserving judgment, while also constituting denial of the true God. The iniquity punishable by judges suggests that idolatry merits judicial punishment. The denying of God above suggests that idolatry constitutes fundamental apostasy. The verse emphasizes that improper worship is both crime and spiritual betrayal.

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