# It is because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh, the God of their ancestors This is the answer to "Why has Yahweh done this to this land?" ([Deuteronomy 29:24](./22.md)). "Yahweh has done this to the land because the Israelites did not follow the promises and the laws of his covenant" # served other gods and bowed down to them "obeyed other gods and worshiped them" # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/egypt]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bow]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]