“‘If in spite of this you do not obey me but walk in hostility against me,

But if you do not agree to our terms by being circumcised, then we will take our sister and depart.”

“‘If, however, you do not obey me and keep all these commandments –

“‘If, in spite of all these things, you do not obey me, I will discipline you seven times more on account of your sins.

For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture, the sheep he owns. Today, if only you would obey him!

All you who live in the world, who reside on the earth, you will see a signal flag raised on the mountains; you will hear a trumpet being blown.

Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told to you since the very beginning? Have you not understood from the time the earth’s foundations were made?

And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,

the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the Lord your God that I am giving you today,

You must follow the Lord your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.

But if you don’t obey the Lord and rebel against what the Lord says, the hand of the Lord will be against both you and your king.

Furthermore, their two sons are there with them, Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan. You must send them to me with any information you hear.”

Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, gather there with us. Our God will fight for us!”

But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the Lord, affirm it!”

Tell them that the Lord says, ‘You must obey me! You must live according to the way I have instructed you in my laws.

Do not listen to the prophets who are telling you that you do not need to serve the king of Babylon. For they are prophesying lies to you.

Do not listen to them. Be subject to the king of Babylon. Then you will continue to live. Why should this city be made a pile of rubble?’”

Now, if you pay close attention to my commandments that I am giving you today and love the Lord your God and serve him with all your mind and being,

and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am setting before you today to pursue other gods you have not known.

Don’t listen to Hezekiah!’ For this is what the king of Assyria says, ‘Send me a token of your submission and surrender to me. Then each of you may eat from his own vine and fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,