46. Those curses will remain as miraculous signs and wonders against you and your children after you forever.
47. You didn't serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness when times were good.
48. So he will send enemies against you. You will have to serve them. You will be hungry and thirsty. You will be naked and poor. The Lord will put the iron chains of slavery around your necks until he has destroyed you.
49. The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away. It will come from the ends of the earth. It will dive down on you like an eagle. You won't understand that nation's language.
50. Its people will look mean. They won't have any respect for old people. They won't show any kindness to young people.