¹³ The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow^(A) them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.^(B)

¹⁵ And I will make every effort to see that after my departure^(A) you will always be able to remember these things.

²¹ I will bring you to a horrible end and you will be no more.^(A) You will be sought, but you will never again be found, declares the Sovereign Lord.”^(B)

⁴ And when the Chief Shepherd^(A) appears, you will receive the crown of glory^(B) that will never fade away.^(C)

⁴ and that the Lord may keep his promise^(A) to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully^(B) before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’