“I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.”
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you shall soon perish from off the land whereunto you go over the Jordan to possess it; you shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed -- the call upon heaven and earth as witnesses (a device common in ancient Near Eastern treaties) establishes accountability. The warning is severe: idolatry will result in rapid expulsion from the land. 'Shall utterly be destroyed' (shamod, to be devastated) predicts exile.
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