14. The Lord said, “If you will not obey my commands, you will be punished.
15. If you refuse to obey my laws and commands and break the covenant I have made with you,
16. I will punish you. I will bring disaster on you — incurable diseases and fevers that will make you blind and cause your life to waste away. You will sow your seed, but it will do you no good, because your enemies will conquer you and eat what you have grown.
17. I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated, and those who hate you will rule over you; you will be so terrified that you will run when no one is chasing you.
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.