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13 “And it will happen that if you listen carefully to my commandments that I am commanding you today,[a] to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all of your heart and with all of your soul,[b] 14 then ‘I will send the rain for your land in its season, early rain and later rain, and you will gather your grain and your wine and your olive oil. 15 And I will give vegetation in your field for your livestock, and you will eat your fill.’[c] 16 Take care[d] so that your heart is not easily deceived, and you turn away, and you serve other gods, and you bow down to them. 17 And then the anger of Yahweh will be kindled against you,[e] and he will shut up the heavens,[f] and there shall not be rain, and so the ground will not give its produce, and you will perish quickly from the good land that Yahweh is giving to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 11:13 Literally “the day”
  2. Deuteronomy 11:13 Or “inner self”
  3. Deuteronomy 11:15 Literally “you will eat and you will be satisfied”
  4. Deuteronomy 11:16 Literally “Watch for yourself”
  5. Deuteronomy 11:17 Literally “the nose of Yahweh become hot against you”
  6. Deuteronomy 11:17 Or “sky”

13 “And it shall come about, (A)if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, (B)to love the Lord your God and to serve Him (C)with all your heart and all your soul, 14 that [a](D)He will provide rain for your land in its season, the [b](E)early and [c]late rain, so that you may gather your grain, your new wine, and your oil. 15 [d](F)He will also provide grass in your field for your cattle, and (G)you will eat and be satisfied. 16 [e](H)Beware that your hearts are not easily deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods, and worship them. 17 Otherwise, (I)the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and He will (J)shut up the sky (K)so that there will be no rain, and the ground will not yield its produce; then (L)you will quickly perish from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 11:14 As in some ancient versions; MT I
  2. Deuteronomy 11:14 I.e., autumn
  3. Deuteronomy 11:14 I.e., spring
  4. Deuteronomy 11:15 As in some ancient versions; MT I
  5. Deuteronomy 11:16 Lit Watch yourselves