There you will worship gods made by human hands -- wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.

The Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.

You must not worship the Lord your God the way they worship.

You must not worship the Lord your God the way they do! For everything that is abhorrent to him, everything he hates, they have done when worshiping their gods. They even burn up their sons and daughters before their gods!

by serving other gods and worshiping them -- the sun, moon, or any other heavenly bodies which I have not permitted you to worship.

They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods they did not know and that he did not permit them to worship.

So now, look! I have brought the first of the ground's produce that you, Lord, have given me." Then you must set it down before the Lord your God and worship before him.

But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.

so that they cannot teach you all the abhorrent ways they worship their gods, causing you to sin against the Lord your God.

However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

For after I have brought them to the land I promised to their ancestors -- one flowing with milk and honey -- and they eat their fill and become fat, then they will turn to other gods and worship them; they will reject me and break my covenant.