15 But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against(A) his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.

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16 “Tell this to the nations,
    proclaim concerning Jerusalem:
‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land,(A)
    raising a war cry(B) against the cities of Judah.(C)
17 They surround(D) her like men guarding a field,
    because she has rebelled(E) against me,’”
declares the Lord.
18 “Your own conduct and actions(F)
    have brought this on you.(G)
This is your punishment.
    How bitter(H) it is!
    How it pierces to the heart!”

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“‘But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me;(A) they did not get rid of the vile images they had set their eyes on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.(B) So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in Egypt.(C)

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38 I will purge(A) you of those who revolt and rebel against me. Although I will bring them out of the land where they are living, yet they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(B)

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