(A)Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; (B)but I will not go up among you, (C)lest I consume you on the way, for you are a (D)stiff-necked people.”

When the people heard this disastrous word, they (E)mourned, and (F)no one put on his ornaments. For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the people of Israel, ‘You are a (G)stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would (H)consume you. So now (I)take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do with you.’”

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