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13 You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name. 14 You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you 15 (for the Lord your God is a jealous God among you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.
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27 the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; 28 and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.
- “If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and
the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying,
‘Let us go after other gods’—which you have not known—‘and let us serve
them,’ 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. 5 But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken in order to turn you away from the Lord
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you
from the house of bondage, to entice you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall put away the evil from your midst.
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13 And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. 14 So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Curses on Disobedience15 “But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord
your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes
which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and
overtake you:
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9 So the Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, 10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the Lord had commanded. 11 Therefore the Lord
said to Solomon, “Because you have done this, and have not kept My
covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear
the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
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5 They said, ‘Repent now everyone of his evil way and his evil doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. 6 Do
not go after other gods to serve them and worship them, and do not
provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will not harm
you.’ 7 Yet you have not listened to Me,” says the Lord, “that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
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14 “The
words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons, not to
drink wine, are performed; for to this day they drink none, and obey
their father’s commandment. But although I have spoken to you, rising
early and speaking, you did not obey Me. 15 I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them,
saying, ‘Turn now everyone from his evil way, amend your doings, and do
not go after other gods to serve them; then you will dwell in the land
which I have given you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your
ear, nor obeyed Me.
16 Surely
the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of
their father, which he commanded them, but this people has not obeyed
Me.”’
