30 And it occurred that everybody seeing it said: “Such a thing as this has never been brought about or been seen from the day that the sons of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt down to this day. Set YOUR hearts* upon it, take counsel+ and speak.”

40 Do let us search out our ways and explore them,+ and do let us return clear to Jehovah.+

2 If YOU will not listen,+ and if YOU will not lay [it] to heart+ to give glory to my name,”+ Jehovah of armies has said, “I shall also certainly send upon YOU the curse,+ and I will curse YOUR blessings.+ Yes, I have even cursed the [blessing],* because YOU are not laying [it] to heart.”