Deuteronomy 29:25-28

25The answer will be, “Because they abandoned the promise of the Lord God of their ancestors. He made this promise to them when he brought them out of Egypt.

26They worshiped other gods and bowed down to them. These were gods they never heard of, gods the Lord didn’t permit them to have.

27So the Lord became angry with this land and brought on it all the curses described in this book.

28In his fierce anger and fury the Lord uprooted these people from their land and deported them to another country, where they still are today.”