13 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, so that you would no longer be their slaves. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to live in freedom.
14 “But if you do not obey Me and observe all these commands —
15 if you reject My statutes and despise My ordinances, and do not observe all My commands — and break My covenant,
16 then I will do this to you: I will bring terror on you — wasting disease and fever that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it.
17 I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.
18 “But if after these things you will not obey Me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.
19 I will break down your strong pride. I will make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,