13 (A)“Pay attention to all that I have said to you, and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let it be heard on your lips.

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13 “Be careful(A) to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods;(B) do not let them be heard on your lips.(C)

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(A)that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you (B)or make mention of the names of their gods (C)or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them,

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Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(A) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(B) to them.

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16 (A)Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save (B)both yourself and (C)your hearers.

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16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save(A) both yourself and your hearers.

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Idolatry Cut Off

“And (A)on that day, declares the Lord of hosts, (B)I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that (C)they shall be remembered no more. And also (D)I will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness.

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“On that day, I will banish the names of the idols(A) from the land, and they will be remembered no more,”(B) declares the Lord Almighty. “I will remove both the prophets(C) and the spirit of impurity from the land.

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(A)“Only take care, and (B)keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. (C)Make them known to your children and your children's children—

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Only be careful,(A) and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach(B) them to your children(C) and to their children after them.

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17 For (A)I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more.

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17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;(A)
    no longer will their names be invoked.(B)

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The sorrows of those who run after[a] another god shall multiply;
    their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
    or (A)take their names on my lips.

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  1. Psalm 16:4 Or who acquire

Those who run after other gods(A) will suffer(B) more and more.
    I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods
    or take up their names(C) on my lips.

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You shall tear down their altars and dash in pieces (A)their pillars and burn their (B)Asherim with fire. You shall chop down the carved images of their gods and (C)destroy their name out of that place.

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Break down their altars, smash(A) their sacred stones and burn(B) their Asherah(C) poles in the fire; cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names(D) from those places.

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15 See to it that no one (A)fails to obtain the grace of God; that no (B)“root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

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15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God(A) and that no bitter root(B) grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

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15 (A)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

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15 Be very careful, then, how you live(A)—not as unwise but as wise,

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11 Thus shall you say to them: (A)“The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth (B)shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 10:11 This verse is in Aramaic

11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(A) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.

I will establish his kingdom (A)forever (B)if he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.’ Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.

David's Charge to Solomon

“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a (C)whole heart and with a willing mind, (D)for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. (E)If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

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I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws,(A) as is being done at this time.’

“So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel(B) and of the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God: Be careful to follow all the commands(C) of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance to your descendants forever.(D)

“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(E) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(F) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(G) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(H) him, he will reject(I) you forever.

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11 (A)Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God.

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11 So be very careful(A) to love the Lord(B) your God.

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