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23 Watch out for yourselves so that you do not forget the covenant of Yahweh your God that he had made[a] with you and make for yourselves a divine image of the form of anything that Yahweh your God has forbidden,[b] 24 for Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous[c] God.

25 “When you have had children and grandchildren[d] and you have grown old in the land and you act corruptly and you make a divine image of the form of anything and you do evil in the eyes of Yahweh your God, thus provoking him to anger,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:23 Literally “cut”
  2. Deuteronomy 4:23 Literally “has commanded you about
  3. Deuteronomy 4:24 Or “zealous” or “impassioned”
  4. Deuteronomy 4:25 Literally “children of children”

23 Be careful not to forget the covenant(A) of the Lord your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol(B) in the form of anything the Lord your God has forbidden. 24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire,(C) a jealous God.(D)

25 After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time—if you then become corrupt(E) and make any kind of idol,(F) doing evil(G) in the eyes of the Lord your God and arousing his anger,

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