12. I will walk with you and be your God. And you will be my people.
13. I am the Lord your God. You were slaves in Egypt, but I brought you out of Egypt. You were bent low from the heavy weights you carried as slaves, but I broke the poles that were on your shoulders. I let you walk proudly again.
14. “But if you don’t obey me and all my commands, bad things will happen to you.
15. If you refuse to obey my laws and commands, you have broken my agreement.
16. If you do that, I will cause terrible things to happen to you. I will cause you to have disease and fever. They will destroy your eyes and take away your life. You will not have success when you plant your seed. And your enemies will eat your crops.
17. I will be against you, so your enemies will defeat you. These enemies will hate you and rule over you. You will run away even when no one is chasing you.
18. “After these things, if you still don’t obey me, I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
19. And I will also destroy the great cities that make you proud. The skies will not give rain, and the earth will not produce crops.
20. You will work hard, but it will not help. Your land will not give any crops, and your trees will not grow their fruit.
21. “If you still turn against me and refuse to obey me, I will beat you seven times harder! The more you sin, the more you will be punished.
22. I will send wild animals against you. They will take your children away from you. They will destroy your animals. They will kill many of your people. The roads will all be empty.
23. “If you don’t learn your lesson after all this, and if you still turn against me,
24. then I will also turn against you. I—yes, I myself—will punish you seven times for your sins.
25. You will have broken my agreement, so I will punish you. I will bring armies against you. You will go into your cities for safety, but I will cause diseases to spread among you. And your enemies will defeat you.