1 The Lord said to me,
2 “Listen to the terms of the covenant. Tell the people of Judah and of Jerusalem
3 that I, the Lord God of Israel, have placed a curse on everyone who does not obey the terms of this covenant.
4 It is the covenant I made with their ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, the land that was like a blazing furnace to them. I told them to obey me and to do everything that I had commanded. I told them that if they obeyed, they would be my people and I would be their God.
5 Then I would keep the promise I made to their ancestors that I would give them the rich and fertile land which they now have.”I said, “Yes, Lord.”