²³ For my angel will go before you and bring you to the land of the Amorites, Hethites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.^{(A) 24} Do not bow in worship to their gods, and do not serve them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them^[a] and smash their sacred pillars to pieces.^{(B) 25} Serve the Lord your God, and he^[b] will bless your bread and your water. I will remove illnesses from you.^(C)