Deuteronomy 29:18-20

Expanded Bible

¹⁸ Make sure no man, woman, ·family group [clan], or tribe among you ·leaves [^Lwhose heart turns away from] the Lord our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. They would be to you like a ·plant [^Lroot] that grows bitter, poisonous fruit.

¹⁹ These are the kind of people who hear ·these curses [or the words of this oath] but bless themselves ·internally [^Lin their hearts/minds], thinking, “We will ·be safe [have peace] ·even though we continue doing what we want to do.” Those people may destroy all of your land, both wet and dry [or if we act with determination so water may bring an end to the drought]. ²⁰ The Lord will ·not [be unwilling to] forgive them. His anger will be like a burning fire against those people, and all the curses written in this ·book [scroll] will come on them [chs. 27–28]. The Lord will ·destroy [blot out; wipe away] ·any memory of them on the earth [^Ltheir name from under the heavens].