17. Don’t make statues of animals on earth or birds that fly in the air.
18. Don’t make statues of anything that crawls on the ground. Don’t make statues of fish in the water below.
19. When you look up at the sky, you see the sun, moon and stars. You can see everything in the sky. But don’t bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has made these things for all people everywhere.
20. Egypt tested you like a furnace for melting iron. The Lord brought you out of Egypt. And he made you his very own people, as you are now.
21. The Lord was angry with me because of you. He made a strong promise that I would not cross the Jordan River. I could not go into the good land the Lord your God is giving you to own.
22. I will die here in this land. I will not cross the Jordan. But you will soon go across and take that good land.
23. Be careful. Don’t forget the agreement of the Lord your God that he made with you. Don’t make any idols for yourselves. The Lord your God has commanded you not to do that.