10 When (A)you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.

11 “Be careful that you do not (B)forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today; 12 otherwise, (C)when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and your flocks increase, and your silver and gold increase, and everything that you have increases, 14 then your heart will [a]become proud and you will (D)forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [b]slavery; 15 He who led you through (E)the great and terrible wilderness, with its (F)fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who (G)brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16 In the wilderness it was He who fed you manna (H)which your fathers did not know, in order to humble you and in order to (I)put you to the test, to do good for you [c]in the end. 17 Otherwise, (J)you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ 18 But you are to remember the Lord your God, for (K)it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall come about, if you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and serve and worship them, (L)I testify against you today that you will certainly perish.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 8:14 Lit be high
  2. Deuteronomy 8:14 Lit slaves
  3. Deuteronomy 8:16 Lit at your end

10 When you have eaten and are satisfied,(A) praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not forget(B) the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,(C) 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget(D) the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,(E) that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes(F) and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.(G) 16 He gave you manna(H) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(I) to humble and test(J) you so that in the end it might go well with you. 17 You may say to yourself,(K) “My power and the strength of my hands(L) have produced this wealth for me.” 18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,(M) and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

19 If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods(N) and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed.(O)

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