17. ‘And I shall set My face against you, and you shall be smitten before your enemies. And those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you.
18. ‘And after all this, if you do not obey Me, then I shall punish you seven times more for your sins.
19. ‘And I shall break the pride of your power, and shall make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.
20. ‘And your strength shall be spent in vain and your land not yield its crops, nor the trees of the land yield their fruit.
21. ‘And if you walk contrary to Me, and refuse to obey Me, I shall bring on you seven times more plagues, according to your sins,
22. and send wild beasts among you, which shall bereave you of your children. And I shall cut off your livestock, and make you few in number, and your highways shall be deserted.