(The Emites used to live there, a people as powerful, numerous, and tall as the Anakites.

You must not make use of the name of the Lord your God for worthless purposes, for the Lord will not exonerate anyone who abuses his name that way.

However, you may chop down any tree you know is not suitable for food, and you may use it to build siege works against the city that is making war with you until that city falls.

When you go into the ripe grain fields of your neighbor you may pluck off the kernels with your hand, but you must not use a sickle on your neighbor's ripe grain.

If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.

Then you must build an altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones -- do not use an iron tool on them.

You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.

I will increase their disasters, I will use up my arrows on them.