הִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּ לָכֶ֔ם פֶּ֥ן יִפְתֶּ֖ה לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וְסַרְתֶּ֗ם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם לָהֶֽם׃
Guardaos, pues, que vuestro corazón no se infatúe, y os apartéis, y sirváis á dioses ajenos, y os inclinéis á ellos;
Tzava'at HaRivash
Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov taught: The verse states,124Isaiah 55:8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, and not your ways are My ways.” The explanation is as follows: The moment a person separates himself from HaShem, blessed is He, he immediately is worshiping idolatry. There is no middle ground in this, and this is the meaning of the verse,125Deuteronomy 11:16 “You turn aside, and serve other gods.”