I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.

Then you will know that I am the Lord when I bring you to the land of Israel, to the land I swore to give to your fathers.

So this is what the sovereign Lord says: I vow that the nations around you will endure insults as well.

You must divide it equally just as I vowed to give it to your forefathers; this land will be assigned as your inheritance.

So I did just as I was commanded. I carried out my belongings packed for exile during the day, and at evening I dug myself a hole through the wall with my hands. I went out in the darkness, carrying my baggage on my shoulder while they watched.

On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt to a land which I had picked out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them to the land I had given them – a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

Because they used to minister to them before their idols, and became a sinful obstacle to the house of Israel, consequently I have made a vow concerning them, declares the sovereign Lord, that they will be responsible for their sin.

I brought them to the land which I swore to give them, but whenever they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there and presented the offerings that provoke me to anger. They offered their soothing aroma there and poured out their drink offerings.