Acts 7:42
But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:
What it says
God turns away from them and gives them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as the prophets say.
What it is doing
It interprets their idolatry as judgment as well as sin.
In context
39But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. 40They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ 41At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. 42But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 43You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech