No one is to oppress his fellow citizen,<n id="1" /> but you must fear your God, because I am the <sc>Lordsc> your God.

The <sc>Lordsc> your God has increased your population<n id="1" /> to the point that you are now as numerous as the very stars of the sky.<n id="2" />

Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the <sc>Lordsc> your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!

Keep his<n id="1" /> commandments very carefully,<n id="2" /> as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.

<t /><p class="bodytext">You are children<n id="1" /> of the <sc>Lordsc> your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead bald<n id="2" /> for the sake of the dead.

for the <sc>Lordsc> your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory.&#8221;<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Joshua told the Israelites, &#8220;Come here and listen to the words of the <sc>Lordsc> your God!&#8221;

Then you rise up from your hiding place<n id="1" /> and seize<n id="2" /> the city. The <sc>Lordsc> your God will hand it over to you.

But you must be loyal to<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> your God, as you have been<n id="2" /> to this very day.p>

Instead you must worship the <sc>Lordsc> your God; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies.&#8221;

<p class="poetry">Make vows to the <sc>Lordsc> your God and repay them!p> <p class="poetry">Let all those who surround him<n id="1" /> bring tribute to the awesome one!p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;You must not disobey the <sc>Lordsc> your God by saying, &#8216;We will not stay in this land.&#8217;

This day<n id="1" /> I have told you what he said.<n id="2" /> But you do not want to obey the <sc>Lordsc> by doing what he sent me to tell you.<n id="3" />

I am the <sc>Lordsc> your God; follow my statutes, observe my regulations, and carry them out.

Treat my Sabbaths as holy<n id="1" /> and they will be a reminder of our relationship,<n id="2" /> and then you will know that I am the <sc>Lordsc> your God.&#8221;

And you, my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are my people,<n id="1" /> and I am your God, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.&#8217;&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Who knows?p> <p class="poetry">Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and leave blessing in his wake<n id="2" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the <sc>Lordsc> your God!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">You will pick up your images<n id="1" /> of Sikkuth,<n id="2" /> your king,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and Kiyyun,<n id="4" /> your star god, which you made for yourselves,p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Also in the time when you rejoice, such as<n id="1" /> on your appointed festivals or<n id="2" /> at the beginnings of your months, you must blow with your trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, so that they may<n id="3" /> become<n id="4" /> a memorial for you before your God: I am the <sc>Lordsc> your God.&#8221;p>

You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer,<n id="1" /> for the <sc>Lordsc> your God will be testing you to see if you love him<n id="2" /> with all your mind and being.<n id="3" />