Deuteronomy 8:11-20

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¹¹ Be careful not to forget the Lord your God so that you ·fail to obey [do not keep] his commands, laws, and ·rules [statutes; ordinances; requirements] that I am giving to you today. ¹² When you eat ·all you want [^Land are satisfied] and build nice houses and live in them, ¹³ when your herds and flocks ·grow large [multiply] and your silver and gold ·increase [multiply], ·when you have more of everything [and all you have multiplies], ¹⁴ then your heart will ·become proud [^Lbe lifted up/exalted]. You will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ·where you were slaves [^Lfrom the house of bondage]. ¹⁵ He led you through the ·large [vast] and ·terrible [awesome] ·desert [wilderness] that was dry and had no water, and that had ·poisonous [^Lburning] snakes and stinging insects. He gave you water from a ·solid [or flint] rock [Ex. 17:1–7] ¹⁶ and manna to eat in the ·desert [wilderness; Ex. 16:31–36]. Manna was something your ·ancestors [fathers] had never seen. He did this to ·take away your pride [humble you] and to test you, so things would go well for you in the end. ¹⁷ You might say ·to yourself [^Lin your heart/mind], “I am rich because of ·my own power and strength [^Lthe power and strength of my hand; Ps. 30:6–7],” ¹⁸ but remember the Lord your God! It is he who gives you the power to become rich, keeping the ·agreement [covenant; treaty] he promised to your ·ancestors [fathers], as it is today.

¹⁹ If you ever forget the Lord your God and ·follow [^Lgo after] other gods and ·worship [serve] them and bow down to them, I ·warn you [testify/witness to you] today that you will be destroyed. ²⁰ Just as the Lord destroyed the other nations for you, you can be destroyed if you do not ·obey [^Llisten to the voice of] the Lord your God.