^25:5He said through them,¹⁰ ‘Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and stop doing the evil things you are doing.¹¹ If you do, I will allow you to continue to live here in the land that I gave to you and your ancestors as a lasting possession.¹²^25:6Do not pay allegiance to¹³ other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do.¹⁴ Then I will not cause you any harm.’

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Footnotes

10 Heb “saying.” The infinitive goes back to “he sent”; i.e., “he sent, saying.”
11 Heb “Turn [masc. ] each person from his wicked way and from the evil of your [masc. ] doings.” See the same demand in 23:22.
12 Heb “gave to you and your fathers with reference to from ancient times even unto forever.” See the same idiom in 7:7.
13 Heb “follow after.” See the translator’s note on for this idiom.
14 Heb “make me angry with the work of your hands.” The term “work of your own hands” is often interpreted as a reference to idolatry as is clearly the case in Isa 2:8; 37:19. However, the parallelism in 25:14 and the context in 32:30 show that it is more general and refers to what they have done. That is likely the meaning here as well.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

saying, ‘Turn now, every one of you, from his evil way and evil deeds, and dwell upon the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers from of old and forever. Do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, or provoke me to anger with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They said, “Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the Lord gave to you and your ancestors for ever and ever. Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not arouse my anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He announced, ‘Turn, each of you, from your evil way of life and from your evil deeds. Live in the land the Lord gave to you and your ancestors long ago and forever. Do not follow other gods to serve them and to bow in worship to them, and do not anger me by the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.

NLTNew Living Translation

Each time the message was this: ‘Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the Lord gave to you and your ancestors forever. Do not provoke my anger by worshiping idols you made with your own hands. Then I will not harm you.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

saying, ‘Turn back please, each one from his evil way, and from the evil of your deeds, and live on the land that Yahweh has given to you and to your ancestors from a long time back and until forever, and you must not go after other gods to serve them, and to bow in worship to them, and you must not provoke me to anger with the work of your hands, then I will not do something bad to you.’

KJV 1900King James Version

They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.

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