⁷“Don’t have anything to do with the nations that remain among you. Don’t use the names of their gods for any reason at all. Don’t take oaths and make promises in their names. You must not serve them. You must not bow down to them. ⁸You must remain true to the Lord your God, just as you have done until now.

⁹“The Lord has driven out great and powerful nations to make room for you. To this very day no one has been able to fight against you and win. ¹⁰One of you can chase a thousand away. That’s because the Lord your God fights for you, just as he promised he would. ¹¹So be very careful to love the Lord your God.

¹²“But suppose you turn away from him. You mix with the people who are left alive in the nations that remain among you. Later, you and they get married to each other. And you do other kinds of things with them. ¹³Then you can be sure of what the Lord your God will do. He won’t drive out those nations to make room for you anymore. Instead, they will become traps and snares for you. They will be like whips on your backs. They will be like thorns in your eyes. All of that will continue until you are destroyed. It will continue until you are removed from this good land. It’s the land the Lord your God has given you.

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Joshua 23:8: but you shall cling to the LORD your God just as you have done to this day.