Deuteronomy 30:17

17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

Deuteronomy 30:17 in Other Translations

17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

17 But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them,

17 “But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods,

17 But I warn you: If you have a change of heart, refuse to listen obediently, and willfully go off to serve and worship other gods,

17 But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

17 But your hearts might turn away, and you might not listen. You might be tempted to bow down to other gods and worship them.

17 But if your heart turns away and you do not listen and you are led astray to bow down to other gods and worship them,

17 Don't let your hearts turn away from the Lord. Instead, obey him. Don't let yourselves be drawn away to other gods. And don't bow down to them and worship them.

Deuteronomy 30:17 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 30:17

But if thine heart turn away
From the true God, and the right worship of him, and from his commands, statutes, and judgments:

so that thou wilt not hear;
the voice of the Lord and obey it, or hearken to his laws, and do them:

but shalt be drawn away;
by an evil heart, and by the ill examples of others:

and worship other gods and serve them;
the gods of the Gentiles, the idols of the people, besides the one living and true God, the God of Israel.

Deuteronomy 30:17 In-Context

15 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.

16 For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

18 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live