¹⁰ I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not worship^(A) the gods of the Amorites,^(B) in whose land you live.’ But you have not listened to me.”

² This is what the Lord says:

³⁵ When the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites, he commanded them: “Do not worship^(A) any other gods or bow down to them, serve them or sacrifice to them.^{(B) 36} But the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt with mighty power and outstretched arm,^(C) is the one you must worship. To him you shall bow down and to him offer sacrifices. ³⁷ You must always be careful^(D) to keep the decrees^(E) and regulations, the laws and commands he wrote for you. Do not worship other gods. ³⁸ Do not forget^(F) the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods. ³⁹ Rather, worship the Lord your God; it is he who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.”

⁹ and, once made perfect,^(A) he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him

¹⁶ But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.^(A) For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”^[a](B)

⁷ So they entered Egypt^(A) in disobedience to the Lord and went as far as Tahpanhes.^(B)

⁴ So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people^(A) disobeyed the Lord’s command^(B) to stay in the land of Judah.^(C)

²¹ I have told you today, but you still have not obeyed the Lord your God in all he sent me to tell you.^(A)