Jeremiah 11:7-9

International Children’s Bible

⁷ I warned your ancestors to obey me when I brought them out of Egypt. I have warned them again and again to this very day! ⁸ But your ancestors did not listen to me. They were stubborn and did what their own evil hearts wanted. The agreement says curses will come upon them if they don’t obey it. So I made all those curses come upon them! I commanded them to obey the agreement, but they did not.’”

⁹ Then the Lord said to me, “I know the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem have made secret plans.