^19 (A)I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have placed before you life and death, ^(B)the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your ^[a]descendants,

¹⁵ But if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served, which were beyond the Euphrates River, or ^(A)the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”