14 Because the Lord is jealous(A) for his reputation, you are never to bow down to another god.[a] He is a jealous God.

15 “Do not make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land, or else when they prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.(B) 16 Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 34:14 Or the Lord—his name is Jealous or the Lord, being jealous by nature

14 Do not worship any other god,(A) for the Lord, whose name(B) is Jealous, is a jealous God.(C)

15 “Be careful not to make a treaty(D) with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute(E) themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.(F) 16 And when you choose some of their daughters as wives(G) for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods,(H) they will lead your sons to do the same.

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