God warned that if the Israelites proved unfaithful, he would afflict them with “every sickness or plague. ”
وَلٰكِنْ يَتَسَاءَلُ كَثِيرُونَ هَلْ يَتَدَخَّلُ ٱللهُ وَيَمُدُّ لَهُمْ يَدَ ٱلْمُسَاعَدَةِ .‏