¹⁸ But you must remember Yahweh your God, for he is the one giving you strength to acquire wealth in order to confirm his covenant that he swore to your ancestors^[a] as it is today.^{[b] 19} And it will happen that if you indeed forget Yahweh your God and you go after other gods and you serve them and you bow down before them, I warn you today that you will surely perish. ²⁰ As with the nations that Yahweh is destroying before you,^[c] so you shall perish because you would not obey the voice of Yahweh your God.