“But the evil people are taken away\par like things carried away in a flood.\par The land they own is cursed, {\cf2\super [43]} \par so they won’t gather grapes\par from their fields.\par
So that person becomes strong\par like a tree planted by streams of water\par He is like a tree that makes fruit\par at the right time.\par He is like a tree with leaves that don’t die.\par Everything he does is successful.\par
If a good person blesses people,\par then they will get the land \{God promised\}.\par But if he asks for bad things to happen,\par then those people will be destroyed.\par
People ask God to bless a good person. Evil people might say those good things, but their words only hide the bad things they are planning. {\cf2\super [11]}
If you don’t respect my name, then bad things will happen to you. You will say blessings, {\cf2\super [9]} but they will become curses. {\cf2\super [10]} I will make bad things happen because you don’t show respect for my name!” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
But you will get the curse if you refuse to listen and obey the commands of the Lord your God. So don’t stop living the way I command you today. And don’t follow other gods. {You know the Lord, but} you don’t know those gods.
Also remember that we must destroy everything else. Don’t take those things. If you take those things and bring them into our camp then you yourselves will be destroyed. And you will also bring trouble to all the people of Israel.
“Now go and make the people pure. Tell the people, ‘Make yourselves pure. Prepare for tomorrow. The Lord God of Israel says that some people are keeping things that he commanded to be destroyed. You will never be able to defeat your enemies until you throw away those things.