1-2. Some day a prophet may come along who is able to perform miracles or tell what will happen in the future. Then the prophet may say, “Let's start worshipping some new gods—some gods that we know nothing about.”
3. If the prophet says this, don't listen! The Lord your God will be watching to find out whether or not you love him with all your heart and soul.
4. You must be completely faithful to the Lord. Worship and obey only the Lord and do this with fear and trembling,
5. because he rescued you from slavery in Egypt.If a prophet tells you to disobey the Lord your God and to stop worshipping him, then that prophet is evil and must be put to death.
16-17. Gather all the possessions of the people who lived there, and pile them up in the market place, without keeping anything for yourself. Set the pile and the whole town on fire, and don't ever rebuild the town. The whole town will be a sacrifice to the Lord your God. Then he won't be angry any more, and he will have mercy on you and make you successful, just as he promised your ancestors.