17:13 The Lord solemnly warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and all the seers, “Turn back from your evil ways; obey my commandments and rules that are recorded in the law. I ordered your ancestors to keep this law and sent my servants the prophets to remind you of its demands.” 1 17:14 But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, 2 who had not trusted the Lord their God.
17:18 So the Lord was furious 3 with Israel and rejected them; 4 only the tribe of Judah was left. 17:19 Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example. 5 17:20 So the Lord rejected all of Israel’s descendants; he humiliated 6 them and handed them over to robbers, until he had thrown them from his presence.
1 tn Heb “obey my commandments and rules according to all the law which I commanded your fathers and which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the prophets.”
2 tn Heb and they stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers.”
3 tn Heb “very angry.”
4 tn Heb “turned them away from his face.”
5 tn Heb “they walked in the practices of Israel which they did.”
6 tn Or “afflicted.”