14. It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant by oath,
15. but with whoever stands with us here today before the Lord our God as well as those not with us here today.
16. “(For you know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we crossed through the nations as we traveled.
17. You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)
18. Beware that the heart of no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you turns away from the Lord our God today to pursue and serve the gods of those nations; beware that there is among you no root producing poisonous and bitter fruit.
19. When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says, “I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” This will destroy the watered ground with the parched.