11 “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, 12 (A)lest—when you have eaten and are [a]full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; 13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are [b]multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 (B)when your heart [c]is lifted up, and you (C)forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 who (D)led you through that great and terrible wilderness, (E)in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; (F)who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; 16 who fed you in the wilderness with (G)manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, (H)to do you good in the end— 17 then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’

18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, (I)for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, (J)that He may [d]establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, (K)I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, (L)so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 8:12 satisfied
  2. Deuteronomy 8:13 increased
  3. Deuteronomy 8:14 becomes proud
  4. Deuteronomy 8:18 confirm

11 Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12 lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; 15 who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end: 17 and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day. 19 And it shall be, if thou shalt forget Jehovah thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20 As the nations that Jehovah maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God.

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