This very day I will begin to fill all the people of the earth with dread and to terrify them when they hear about you. They will shiver and shake in anticipation of your approach.”

Then the Lord spoke to you from the middle of the fire; you heard speech but you could not see anything – only a voice was heard.

There you will worship gods made by human hands – wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.

In your distress when all these things happen to you in the latter days, if you return to the Lord your God and obey him

Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me.

But now, why should we die, because this intense fire will consume us! If we keep hearing the voice of the Lord our God we will die!

Who is there from the entire human race who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the middle of the fire as we have, and has lived?

Just like the nations the Lord is about to destroy from your sight, so he will do to you because you would not obey him.

Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications.

They include the Anakites, a numerous and tall people whom you know about and of whom it is said, “Who is able to resist the Anakites?”

For I was terrified at the Lord’s intense anger that threatened to destroy you. But he listened to me this time as well.

the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the Lord your God that I am giving you today,

You must follow the Lord your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.

You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.

Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.

Suppose you should hear in one of your cities, which the Lord your God is giving you as a place to live, that

When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,

I will personally hold responsible anyone who then pays no attention to the words that prophet speaks in my name.

They must declare to the elders of his city, “Our son is stubborn and rebellious and pays no attention to what we say – he is a glutton and drunkard.”

Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.