Deuteronomy 29:24-26

Contemporary English Version

²⁴ People from other nations will ask, “Why did the Lord destroy this country? Why was he so furious?”

²⁵ And they will be given this answer:

Our ancestors worshiped the Lord, but after he brought them out of Egypt and made an agreement with them, they rejected the agreement ²⁶ and decided to worship gods that had never helped them. The Lord had forbidden Israel to worship these gods,