19 When someone hears the words of this oath, he may consider himself exempt,[a] thinking, ‘I will have peace even though I follow my own stubborn heart.’ This will lead to the destruction of the well-watered land as well as the dry land.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 29:19 Lit may bless himself in his heart

19 When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing(A) on themselves, thinking, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,”(B) they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.

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12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own plans.(A)

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12 So I gave them over(A) to their stubborn hearts
    to follow their own devices.

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