¹⁰ I told you, ‘I am the Lord your God. You must not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you now live.’ But you have not listened to me.”

² This is what the Lord says:

¹³ The Lord replies, “This has happened because my people have abandoned my instructions; they have refused to obey what I said.

³⁵ For the Lord had made a covenant with the descendants of Jacob and commanded them: “Do not worship any other gods or bow before them or serve them or offer sacrifices to them. ³⁶ But worship only the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt with great strength and a powerful arm. Bow down to him alone, and offer sacrifices only to him. ³⁷ Be careful at all times to obey the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands that he wrote for you. You must not worship other gods. ³⁸ Do not forget the covenant I made with you, and do not worship other gods. ³⁹ You must worship only the Lord your God. He is the one who will rescue you from all your enemies.”

⁷ The people refused to obey the voice of the Lord and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Tahpanhes.

⁴ So Johanan and the other military leaders and all the people refused to obey the Lord’s command to stay in Judah.

²¹ And today I have told you exactly what he said, but you will not obey the Lord your God any better now than you have in the past.

² For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. But you disobeyed my command. Why did you do this?