17 Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you. He will close the sky, and there will be no rain; the land will not yield its produce, and you will perish quickly from the good land(A) the Lord is giving you.

18 “Imprint these words of mine on your hearts and minds, bind them as a sign on your hands, and let them be a symbol[a] on your foreheads.[b] 19 Teach them to your children,(B) talking about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 11:18 Or phylactery; Mt 23:5
  2. Deuteronomy 11:18 Lit symbol between your eyes; Ex 13:16; Dt 6:8

17 Then the Lord’s anger(A) will burn against you, and he will shut up(B) the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce,(C) and you will soon perish(D) from the good land the Lord is giving you. 18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(E) 19 Teach them to your children,(F) talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(G)

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