Deuteronomy 6:14 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Deuteronomy 6:16 `Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "other", "gods", "peoples", and "round". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "other", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Jehovah thy God thou dost fear and..." into verse 15's "for a zealous God FI is Fi...", so "after" and "other" 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 "after" and "other" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.