KJV ORIGINAL
And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And if you completely forget the LORD your God, and follow other gods, serving and worshipping them, I warn you today that you will certainly be destroyed.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning that if His people abandon Him to worship other gods, they will face destruction.
📚 Historical Context
Moses spoke these words to the Israelites just before they entered the Promised Land after 40 years in the wilderness. He was warning them about the temptation to forget God's faithfulness once they became prosperous in their new land. The surrounding nations worshipped many different gods, and Moses knew the Israelites would face pressure to adopt these foreign religions.
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