24 When Moses had finished ^ywriting the words of this law in a book to the very end, 25 Moses commanded ^zthe Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, 26 “Take this Book of the Law ^aand put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for ^ba witness against you. 27 For I know how rebellious and ^cstubborn you are. Behold, even today while I am yet alive with you, ^dyou have been rebellious against the Lord. How much more after my death! 28 Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak ^ethese words in their ears and ^fcall heaven and earth to witness against them. 29 For I know that after my death ^gyou will surely act corruptly and turn aside from the way that I have commanded you. And ^hin the days to come ⁱevil will befall you, because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord, ^jprovoking him to anger through the work of your hands.”