1. I have told you everything the Lord your God will do for you, and I've also told you the curses he will put on you if you reject him. He will scatter you in faraway countries, but when you realize that he is punishing you,
2. return to him with all your heart and soul and start obeying the commands I have given to you today.
3-4. Then he will stop punishing you and treat you with kindness. He may have scattered you to the furthest countries on earth, but he will bring you back
5. to the land that had belonged to your ancestors and make you even more successful and powerful than they ever were.
6. You and your descendants are stubborn, but the Lord will make you willing to obey him and love him with all your heart and soul, and you will enjoy a long life.
16-18. I am commanding you to be loyal to the Lord, to live the way he has told you, and to obey his laws and teachings. You are about to cross the River Jordan and take the land that he is giving you. If you obey him, you will live and become successful and powerful.On the other hand, you might choose to disobey the Lord and reject him. So I'm warning you that if you bow down and worship other gods, you won't have long to live.