15. “For your own good, be extremely careful — because you did not see any form on the day the Lord spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb —
16. not to act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves in the shape of any figure: a male or female form,
17. or the form of any beast on the earth, any winged creature that flies in the sky,
18. any creature that crawls on the ground, or any fish in the waters under the earth.
19. When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars — all the array of heaven — do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
20. But the Lord selected you and brought you out of Egypt’s iron furnace to be a people for His inheritance, as you are today.
21. “The Lord was angry with me on your account. He swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
22. I won’t be crossing the Jordan because I am going to die in this land. But you are about to cross over and take possession of this good land.
23. Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that He made with you, and make an idol for yourselves in the shape of anything He has forbidden you.
24. For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
25. “When you have children and grandchildren and have been in the land a long time, and if you act corruptly, make an idol in the form of anything, and do what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, provoking Him to anger,
26. I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will quickly perish from the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not live long there, but you will certainly be destroyed.