"But My peopledid not listento My voice,And Israeldid not obeyMe.
"You neglectedthe Rockwho begotyou, And forgotthe Godwho gaveyou birth.
"They wouldnot acceptmy counsel,They spurnedallmy reproof.
"But Jeshurungrewfatand kicked--You are grownfat,thick,and sleek--Then he forsookGodwho madehim, And scornedthe Rockof his salvation.
Now when the peoplesawthat Mosesdelayedto comedownfrom the mountain,the peopleassembledaboutAaronand saidto him, "Come,makeus a godwhowill gobeforeus; as for thisMoses,the manwhobroughtus up from the landof Egypt,we do not knowwhathas becomeof him."
How muchsevererpunishmentdo you thinkhe will deservewho has trampled under footthe Sonof God,and has regardedas uncleanthe bloodof the covenantby whichhe was sanctified,and has insultedthe Spiritof grace?
"But they refusedto payattentionand turneda stubbornshoulderand stoppedtheir earsfrom hearing.
"Say,therefore,to the sonsof Israel,I am the LORD,and I will bringyou out from underthe burdensof the Egyptians,and I will deliveryou from their bondage.I will also redeemyou with an outstretchedarmand with greatjudgments.
So Mosesand Aaronsaidto allthe sonsof Israel,"At eveningyou will knowthat the LORDhas broughtyou out of the landof Egypt;
"I am the LORDyour God,whobroughtyou out of the landof Egypt,out of the houseof slavery.
I am the LORDyour Godwhobroughtyou out of the landof Egypt,out of the houseof slavery.
Then he said,"Go,borrowvesselsat largefor yourself from allyour neighbors,[even] emptyvessels;do not geta few.
"Thereforebehold,daysare coming,"declaresthe LORD,"when it will nolongerbe said,'As the LORDlives,whobroughtup the sonsof Israelout of the landof Egypt,'
"And when it comes,it findsit sweptand put in order.
