Exhortation to Worship the Lord Exclusively

¹⁰ Then when the Lord your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you—a land with large, fine cities you did not build, ¹¹ houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn-out cisterns you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—and you eat your fill, ¹² be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, that place of slavery.^{[a] 13} You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name. ¹⁴ You must not go after other gods, those^[b] of the surrounding peoples, ¹⁵ for the Lord your God, who is present among you, is a jealous God—his anger will erupt against you and remove you from the land.^[c]

Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively

¹⁶ You must not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah.^{[d] 17} Keep his^[e] commandments very carefully,^[f] as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe. ¹⁸ Do whatever is proper^[g] and good before the Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he^[h] promised your ancestors, ¹⁹ and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the Lord said.