8. But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been to this very day.
9. “The Lord drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you to this very day.
10. One of you makes a thousand run away, for the Lord your God fights for you as he promised you he would.
11. Watch yourselves carefully! Love the Lord your God!
12. But if you ever turn away and make alliances with these nations that remain near you, and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them,
13. know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; they will be a whip that tears your sides and thorns that blind your eyes until you disappear from this good land the Lord your God gave you.
14. “Look, today I am about to die. You know with all your heart and being that not even one of all the faithful promises the Lord your God made to you is left unfulfilled; every one was realized – not one promise is unfulfilled!
15. But in the same way every faithful promise the Lord your God made to you has been realized, it is just as certain, if you disobey, that the Lord will bring on you every judgment until he destroys you from this good land which the Lord your God gave you.