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Deuteronomy 4:33

God's power and sovereignty

31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.

32 Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?

Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?

34 Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?

35 You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
KJV
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
WEB
Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as you have heard, and live?
ASV
Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
DARBY
Did [ever] people hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
BLB
Has a people heard the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire—as you have heard yourself—and live?
ÅB
om noe folk har hørt Guds røst tale midt ut av ilden, slik som du har gjort, og er blitt i live,
OTB
Har noe annet folk hørt Guds stemme tale ut av ilden, slik dere har, og overlevd?
B1930
om noget folk har hørt Guds røst tale midt ut av ilden, således som du har gjort, og er blitt i live,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 5:24

    and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.

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  • Judges 6:22

    When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”

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  • Exodus 33:20

    But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

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  • Deuteronomy 5:26

    For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?

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  • Exodus 24:11

    But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:10

    Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly.

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  • Exodus 20:18–19

    When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:24–26

    For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

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