An exhortation to obedience,

1 ¶ Therefore thou shalt loveºª² the LORDº thy God,º and keepºª his charge,º and his statutes,º and his judgments,º and his commandments,º alway.º²

by their own experience of God's great works,

2 And knowºª ye this day:º for² [I speak] not² with² your childrenº which² have not² known,ºª and which² have not² seenºª² the chastisementº of the LORDº your God,º² his greatness,º² his mightyº hand,º and his stretched outºª arm,º 3 And his miracles,º and his acts,º which² he didºª in the midstº of Egyptº unto Pharaohº the kingº of Egypt,º and unto all² his land;º 4 And what² he didºª unto the armyº of Egypt,º unto their horses,º and to their chariots;º how² he made² the waterº of the Redº seaº to overflowºª²² them¹ as they pursuedºª afterº you, and [how] the LORDº hath destroyedºª them unto² this² day;º 5 And what² he didºª unto you in the wilderness,º until² ye cameºª into² this² place;º 6 And what² he didºª unto Dathanº and Abiram,º the sonsº of Eliab,º the sonº of Reuben:º how² the earthº openedºª² her mouth,º and swallowed them up,ºª and their households,º and their tents,º and all² the substanceº that² [was] in their possession,º in the midstº of all² Israel:º 7 But² your eyesº have seenºª² all² the greatº actsº of the LORDº which² he did.ºª

and by promise of God's great blessings.

8 Therefore shall ye keepºª² all² the commandmentsº whichº I² commandºª you this day,º that² ye may be strong,ºª and go inºª and possessºª² the land,º whither²² ye² goºª to possessºª it; 9 And that² ye may prolongºª [your] daysº in² the land,º which² the LORDº swareºª unto your fathersº to giveºª unto them and to their seed,º a landº that flowethºª with milkº and honey.º

10 ¶ For² the land,º whither²² thou² goest inºª to possessºª it, [is] not² as the landº of Egypt,º from whence²²² ye came out,ºª where² thou sowedstºª² thy seed,º and wateredstºª [it] with thy foot,º as a gardenº of herbs:º 11 But the land,º whither²² ye² goºª to possessºª it, [is] a landº of hillsº and valleys,º [and] drinkethºª waterº of the rainº of heaven:º 12 A landº which² the LORDº thy Godº careth² for:¹ª the eyesº of the LORDº thy Godº [are] alwaysº upon it, from the beginningº² of the yearº even unto² the endº of the year.º

A careful study is required in God's Words.

13 ¶ And it shall come to pass,² if² ye shall hearken¹ª diligentlyºª unto² my commandmentsº which² I² commandºª you this day,º to loveºª² the LORDº your God,º and to serveºª him with all² your heartº and with all² your soul,º 14 That I will giveºª [you] the rainº of your landº in his due season,º the first rainº and the latter rain,º that thou mayest gather¹ª in² thy corn,º and thy wine,º and thine oil.º 15 And I will sendºª grassº in thy fieldsº for thy cattle,º that thou mayest eatºª and be full.ºª

An exhortation to obedience by threatenings.

16 Take heedºª to yourselves, that² your heartº be not deceived,ºª and ye turn aside,ºª and serveºª otherº gods,º and worshipºª them; 17 And [then] the LORD'Sº wrathº be kindledºª against you, and he shut upºª² the heaven,º that there be² no² rain,º and that the landº yieldºª not²² her fruit;º and [lest] ye perishºª quicklyº from off²² the goodº landº which² the LORDº givethºª you.

18 ¶ Therefore shall ye lay upºª² these² my wordsº in² your heartº and in² your soul,º and bindºª them for a signº upon² your hand,º that they may be² as frontletsº between² your eyes.º 19 And ye shall teachºª them² your children,º speakingºª of them when thou sittestºª in thine house,º and when thou walkest¹ª² by the way,º when thou liest¹ª down,² and when thou risest up.ºª 20 And thou shalt writeºª them upon² the door postsº of thine house,º and upon thy gates:º 21 That² your daysº may be multiplied,ºª and the daysº of your children,º in² the landº which² the LORDº swareºª unto your fathersº to giveºª them, as the daysº of heavenº upon² the earth.º

22 ¶ For² if² ye shall diligently¹ª keepºª² all² these² commandmentsº which² I² commandºª you, to doºª them, to loveºª² the LORDº your God,º to walk¹ª² in all² his ways,º and to cleaveºª unto him; 23 Then will the LORDº drive outºª² all² these² nationsº from beforeº² you, and ye shall possessºª greaterº nationsº and mightierº than² yourselves. 24 Every² placeº whereon² the solesº of your feetº shall treadºª shall be² yours: from² the wildernessº and Lebanon,º from² the river,º the riverº Euphrates,º even unto² the uttermostº seaº shall your coastº be.² 25 There shall no² manº be able to standºª beforeº you: [for] the LORDº your Godº shall layºª the fearº of you and the dreadº of you uponº² all² the landº that² ye shall treadºª upon, as² he hath saidºª unto you.

The blessing and curse is set before them.

26 ¶ Behold,ºª I² setºª beforeº you this dayº a blessingº and a curse;º 27 ² A blessing,º if² ye obeyºª² the commandmentsº of the LORDº your God,º which² I² commandºª you this day:º 28 And a curse,º if² ye will not² obeyºª² the commandmentsº of the LORDº your God,º but turn asideºª out of² the wayº which² I² commandºª you this day,º to go¹ª² afterº otherº gods,º which² ye have not² known.ºª 29 And it shall come to pass,² when² the LORDº thy Godº hath brought thee inºª unto² the landº whither²² thou² goestºª to possessºª it, that thou shalt putºª² the blessingº upon² mountº Gerizim,º and the curseº upon² mountº Ebal.º 30 [Are] they² not² on the other sideº Jordan,º byº the wayº where the sunº goeth down,º in the landº of the Canaanites,º which dwellºª in the champaignº over againstº Gilgal,º besideº the plainsº of Moreh?º 31 For² ye² shall pass overºª² Jordanº to go inºª to possessºª² the landº which² the LORDº your Godº givethºª you, and ye shall possessºª it, and dwellºª therein. 32 And ye shall observeºª to doºª² all² the statutesº and judgmentsº which² I² setºª beforeº you this day.º