8. “My people, I am warning you. Israel, listen to me!
9. Don’t worship any of the false gods that the foreigners worship.
10. I, the Lord, am your God. I brought you out of Egypt. Israel, open your mouth, and I will feed you.
11. “But my people did not listen to me. Israel did not obey me.
12. So I let them go their own stubborn way and do whatever they wanted.
13. If my people would listen to me and would live the way I want,
14. then I would defeat their enemies. I would punish those who cause them trouble.
15. Those who hate the Lord would shake with fear. They would be punished forever.