³ And now the Lord has brought it about; he has done just as he said he would. All this happened because you people sinned^(A) against the Lord and did not obey^(B) him.

²³ Because you have burned incense and have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed him or followed^(A) his law or his decrees^(B) or his stipulations, this disaster^(C) has come upon you, as you now see.”^(D)