17 Otherwise, (A)the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and He will (B)shut up the sky (C)so that there will be no rain, and the ground will not yield its produce; then (D)you will quickly perish from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

18 (E)You shall therefore take these words of mine to [a]heart and to soul; and you shall tie them as a sign on your [b]hand, and they shall be as [c]frontlets [d]on your forehead. 19 (F)You shall also teach them to your sons, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 11:18 Lit your heart
  2. Deuteronomy 11:18 Or forearm
  3. Deuteronomy 11:18 Or phylacteries
  4. Deuteronomy 11:18 Lit between your eyes

17 Then the Lord’s anger(A) will burn against you, and he will shut up(B) the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce,(C) and you will soon perish(D) from the good land the Lord is giving you. 18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(E) 19 Teach them to your children,(F) talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(G)

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