²⁵ From the day that your ancestors left the land of Egypt even to this day, I kept on sending all my servants the prophets to you.^(A)

⁴ Say to them: Thus says the Lord: If you do not obey me, by walking according to the law I set before you

⁵ and listening to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I kept sending you, even though you do not listen to them,^(A)

¹⁵ Time and again I sent you all my servants the prophets, saying: Turn away, each of you, from your evil way and reform your actions! Do not follow other gods to serve them that you may remain in the land which I gave you and your ancestors. But you did not pay attention. You did not obey me.^(A)

⁴ Though I repeatedly sent you all my servants the prophets, saying: “You must not commit this abominable deed I hate,”

¹⁷ Thus says the Lord God: About you I spoke in earlier times through my servants, the prophets of Israel, who prophesied at that time that I would let you invade them.