Deuteronomy 7:4-6

Rotherham(i) 4 for he will turn aside thy son from following me, and they will serve other gods,––so shall the anger of Yahweh kindle upon you, and he will destroy thee, speedily. 5 Verily, thus, shall ye do unto them: Their altars, shall ye tear down, And, their pillars, shall ye break in pieces,––And, their sacred stems, shall ye hew down, And, their carved images, shall ye burn up in the fire. 6 For, a holy people, art thou, unto Yahweh thy God: of thee, hath Yahweh thy God, made choice, that thou shouldest become his people as a treasure, above all the peoples that are on the face of the ground: