⁸ They will, however, become subject^(A) to him, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”

⁴⁷ Because you did not serve^(A) the Lord your God joyfully and gladly^(B) in the time of prosperity, ⁴⁸ therefore in hunger and thirst,^(C) in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke^(D) on your neck^(E) until he has destroyed you.

3 These are the nations the Lord left to test^(A) all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan