Deuteronomy 6:13 (YLT)

Passage

Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things which thou hast not filled, and wells digged which thou hast not digged, vineyards and olive-yards which thou hast not planted, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied;

Deuteronomy 6:12 `Take heed to thyself lest thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;

Deuteronomy 6:13 Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;

Deuteronomy 6:14 ye do not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who <FI>are<Fi> round about you;

Deuteronomy 6:15 for a zealous God <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in thy midst--lest the anger of Jehovah thy God burn against thee, and He hath destroyed thee from off the face of the ground.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "thou", "dost", "fear", "serve", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Take heed to thyself lest thou forget..." into verse 14's "ye do not go after other gods...", so "jehovah" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.