Deuteronomy 11:16-17

Exhortation to Instruction and Obedience

11:16 Make sure you do not turn away to serve and worship other gods! ¹  11:17 Then the anger of the Lord will erupt ²  against you and he will close up the sky ³  so that it does not rain. The land will not yield its produce, and you will soon be removed ⁴  from the good land that the Lord ⁵  is about to give you.

[11:16]  ¹ tn Heb “Watch yourselves lest your heart turns and you turn aside and serve other gods and bow down to them.”

[11:17]  ² tn Heb “will become hot”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “will be kindled”; NAB “will flare up”; NIV, NLT “will burn.”

[11:17]  ³ tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[11:17]  ⁴ tn Or “be destroyed”; NAB, NIV “will soon perish.”

[11:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 11:4.