16. then I will do this to you: I will bring terror on you — wasting disease and fever that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it.
17. I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.
18. “But if after these things you will not obey Me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.
19. I will break down your strong pride. I will make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,
20. and your strength will be used up for nothing. Your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.
21. “If you act with hostility toward Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times for your sins.
22. I will send wild animals against you that will deprive you of your children, ravage your livestock, and reduce your numbers until your roads are deserted.
23. “If in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but act with hostility toward Me,