7. When we first camped here, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan attacked, but we defeated them.
8. Then we captured their land and divided it among the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
9. Israel, the Lord has made an agreement with you, and if you keep your part, you will be successful in everything you do.
18. So make sure that everyone in your tribe remains faithful to the Lord and never starts worshipping gods of other nations.If even one of you worships idols, you will be like the root of a plant that produces bitter, poisonous fruit.
19. You may be an Israelite and know all about the Lord's agreement with us, but he won't bless you if you rebel against him. You may think you can get away with it, but you will cause the rest of Israel to be punished along with you.
22. The Lord will strike your country with diseases and disasters. Your descendants and foreigners from distant countries will see that your land
23. has become a scorching desert of salt and sulphur, where nothing is planted, nothing sprouts, and nothing grows. It will be as lifeless as the land around the cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, after the Lord became angry and destroyed them.
24. People from other nations will ask, “Why did the Lord destroy this country? Why was he so furious?”