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But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, on the shores of the Jabbok River, or the towns in the mountains, as the Lord our God had commanded.

but we kept all the cattle and valuable things from the cities for ourselves.

(Hermon is called Sirion by the Sidonian people, but the Amorites call it Senir.)

But the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he would not listen to me. The Lord said to me, "That's enough. Don't talk to me anymore about it.

Climb to the top of Mount Pisgah and look west, north, south, and east. You can look at the land, but you will not cross the Jordan River.

Appoint Joshua and help him be brave and strong. He will lead the people across the river and give them the land that they are to inherit, but you can only look at it."

Don't add to these commands, and don't leave anything out, but obey the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.

But all of you who continued following the Lord your God are still alive today.

No other nation is as great as we are. Their gods do not come near them, but the Lord our God comes near when we pray to him.

But be careful! Watch out and don't forget the things you have seen. Don't forget them as long as you live, but teach them to your children and grandchildren.

The Lord spoke to you from the fire. You heard the sound of words, but you did not see him; there was only a voice.

Since the Lord spoke to you from the fire at Mount Sinai, but you did not see him, watch yourselves carefully!

When you look up at the sky, you see the sun, moon, and stars, and everything in the sky. But don't bow down and worship them, because the Lord your God has made these things for all people everywhere.

But the Lord brought you out of Egypt, which tested you like a furnace for melting iron, and he made you his very own people, as you are now.

I will die here in this land and not cross the Jordan, but you will soon go across and take that good land.

If you do, I ask heaven and earth to speak against you this day that you will quickly be removed from this land that you are crossing the Jordan River to take. You will not live there long after that, but you will be completely destroyed.

But even there you can look for the Lord your God, and you will find him if you look for him with your whole being.

It will be hard when all these things happen to you. But after that you will come back to the Lord your God and obey him,

No other people have ever heard God speak from a fire and have still lived. But you have.

No other god has ever taken for himself one nation out of another. But the Lord your God did this for you in Egypt, right before your own eyes. He did it with tests, signs, miracles, war, and great sights, by his great power and strength.