17 I will be against you, and your enemies will defeat you. These enemies hate you. And they will rule over you. You will run away even when no one is chasing you.
18 “‘If you still do not obey me, I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
19 And I will also break the great cities that make you proud. The skies will not give rain. The earth will not produce crops.
20 You will work hard, but it will not help. Your land will not grow any crops. Your trees will not give their fruit.
21 “‘If you still turn against me and refuse to obey me, I will beat you seven times harder. The more you sin, the more you will be punished.
22 I will send wild animals to attack you. They will take your children away from you. They will destroy your cattle. They will make you so few in number the roads will be empty.
23 “‘If you don’t learn your lesson after all these things, and if you still turn against me,