² “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;^(A)

¹⁶ You know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we came through the midst of the nations through which you passed.

¹⁸ It may be that there is among you a man or woman or a family or tribe whose heart is already turning away from the Lord our God to serve the gods of those nations. It may be that there is among you a root sprouting poisonous and bitter growth.^(A)

³¹ Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?^(A)