Remembering God through Obedience

10 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build, 11 houses full of every good thing that you did not fill them with, cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant(A)—and when you eat and are satisfied,(B) 12 be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.(C) 13 Fear the Lord your God, worship him, and take your oaths in his name.(D) 14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you, 15 for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God.(E) Otherwise, the Lord your God will become angry with you and obliterate you from the face of the earth. 16 Do not test(F) the Lord your God as you tested him at Massah.(G) 17 Carefully observe the commands of the Lord your God, the decrees and statutes he has commanded you. 18 Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so that you may prosper and so that you may enter and possess the good land(H) the Lord your God swore to give your ancestors,(I) 19 by driving out all your enemies before you, as the Lord has said.(J)

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10 “And then it will happen that when Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that he swore to your ancestors,[a] to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to you large and fine cities that you did not build, 11 and houses full of all sorts of good things[b] that you did not fill, and hewn cisterns that you did not hew, vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant, and you have eaten your fill,[c] 12 then take care for yourself, so that you do not forget Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt from the house of slavery.

13 “You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear. 14 You shall not go after other gods from the gods of the peoples who are all around you, 15 for Yahweh your God is a jealous god in your midst, so that the anger of Yahweh your God would be kindled,[d] and he would destroy you from the face of the earth. 16 You shall not put Yahweh your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. 17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and his legal provisions and his rules that he has commanded you. 18 And you shall do what is right and good in the eyes of Yahweh, so that it shall go well[e] for you and so that you may go and you may take possession of the good land that Yahweh swore for your ancestors,[f] 19 by driving out all of your enemies before you,[g] just as Yahweh has promised.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 6:10 Or “fathers”
  2. Deuteronomy 6:11 Hebrew “thing”
  3. Deuteronomy 6:11 Literally “you have eaten and you are satisfied”
  4. Deuteronomy 6:15 Literally “so that not/lest the nose of Yahweh your God would become hot”
  5. Deuteronomy 6:18 Literally “he/it shall be good”
  6. Deuteronomy 6:18 Or “your fathers”
  7. Deuteronomy 6:19 Literally “the face of you”
  8. Deuteronomy 6:19 Literally “had spoken”