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14-15 he will send rain at the right seasons,[a] so you will have more than enough food, wine, and olive oil, and there will be plenty of grass for your cattle.

16 But watch out! You will be tempted to turn your backs on the Lord. And if you worship other gods, 17 the Lord will become angry and keep the rain from falling. Nothing will grow in your fields, and you will die and disappear from the good land that the Lord is giving you.

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Footnotes

  1. 11.14,15 rain … seasons: In Palestine, almost all the rain for the year comes during the months from October through April.

15 I will provide grass(A) in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.(B)

16 Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.(C) 17 Then the Lord’s anger(D) will burn against you, and he will shut up(E) the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce,(F) and you will soon perish(G) from the good land the Lord is giving you.

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