27. “And יהוה shall scatter you among the peoples, and you shall be left few in number among the gentiles where יהוה drives you.
28. “And there you shall serve mighty ones, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
29. “But from there you shall seek יהוה your Elohim, and shall find, when you search for Him with all your heart and with all your being.
30. “In your distress, when all these words shall come upon you in the latter days, then you shall return to יהוה your Elohim and shall obey His voice.
31. “For יהוה your Elohim is a compassionate Ěl, He does not forsake you, nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.