25. And the answer will be, “It is because the people broke the Agreement of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of Egypt.
26. They went and served other gods and bowed down to gods they did not even know. The Lord did not allow that,
27. so he became very angry at the land and brought all the curses on it that are written in this book.
28. Since the Lord became angry and furious with them, he took them out of their land and put them in another land where they are today.”
29. There are some things the Lord our God has kept secret, but there are some things he has let us know. These things belong to us and our children forever so that we will do everything in these teachings.