9. and so that you may prolong your days on the land that Adonai swore to give to your fathers and to their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey.
10. “For the land you are going in to possess is not like the land of Egypt from which you came. There you planted your seed and watered it by foot, like a vegetable garden.
11. But the land you are crossing over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, drinking from the rain of the heavens it drinks in water.
12. It is a land that Adonai your God cares for—the eyes of Adonai your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year up to the end of the year.
13. “Now if you listen obediently to My mitzvot that I am commanding you today—to love Adonai your God and to serve Him with all your heart and soul—
14. then I will give rain for your land in its season—the early rain and the late rain —so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil.
15. I will give grass in your field for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.
16. Watch yourselves, so your heart is not deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them.