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.