18. “If even after all this you still do not obey me, I will increase your punishment seven times.
19. I will break your stubborn pride; there will be no rain, and your land will be dry and as hard as iron.
20. All your hard work will do you no good, because your land will not produce crops and the trees will not bear fruit.
21. “If you still continue to resist me and refuse to obey me, I will again increase your punishment seven times.