23 So be careful [a]yourselves, (A)that you do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He made with you, and (B)make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything against which the Lord your God has commanded you. 24 For the Lord your God is a (C)consuming fire, a (D)jealous God.

25 “When you father children and have [b]grandchildren, and you grow old in the land, and you (E)act corruptly, and (F)make [c]an idol in the form of anything, and (G)do what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God to provoke Him to anger,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:23 Or for yourselves
  2. Deuteronomy 4:25 Lit children’s children
  3. Deuteronomy 4:25 Or a carved image

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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