^{14 Ref} And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out.

^{15 Ref} And further, I gave my oath to them in the waste land, that I would not take them into the land which I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands;

^{16 Ref} Because they were turned away from my orders, and were not guided by my rules, and had no respect for my Sabbaths: for their hearts went after their images.

^{17 Ref} But still my eye had pity on them and I kept them from destruction and did not put an end to them completely in the waste land.