13. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves. I broke the heavy weights that were on your shoulders and let you walk proudly again.
14. “ ‘But if you do not obey me and keep all my commands,
15. and if you turn away from my rules and hate my laws, refusing to obey all my commands, you have broken our agreement.
16. As a result, I will do this to you: I will cause terrible things to happen to you. I will cause you to have disease and fever that will destroy your eyes and slowly kill you. You will not have success when you plant your seed, and your enemy will eat your crops.
17. I will be against you, and your enemies will defeat you. These people who hate you will rule over you, and you will run away even when no one is chasing you.
18. “ ‘If after all this you still do not obey me, I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
19. I will break your great pride, and I will make the sky like iron and the earth like bronze.