New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 4:39
39Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that 1the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
Deuteronomy 4:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
- New International Version (NIV)Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.
- English Standard Version (ESV)know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.
Context of Deuteronomy 4:39
37Because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them. And He personally brought you from Egypt by His great power, 38driving out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in and to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is today. Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other. 40So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am giving you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may live long on the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.” 41Then Moses set apart three cities across the Jordan to the east,
Read all of Deuteronomy 4Deuteronomy 4:39 word by word
וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮ אֶל־לְבָבֶךָ֒ כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּ֑חַת אֵ֖ין עֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear
- Knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- therefore todayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- and takeשׁוּבshûb · to return: recallH7725
- it to your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- He is Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- in heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- aboveמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- and on the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- belowתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
- thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- otherעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:39
- Deuteronomy 32:29Would that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would discern their future!
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- Isaiah 1:3An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master’s manger, But Israel does not know, My people do not understand.”
- Isaiah 5:12Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord, Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
- Hosea 7:2And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds are all around them; They are before My face.
- Deuteronomy 4:35To you it was shown that you might know that the Lord, He is God; there is no other besides Him.
- Joshua 2:11When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.
- 2 Chronicles 20:6and he said, “O Lord, the God of our fathers, are You not God in the heavens? And are You not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand so that no one can stand against You.
- Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.
- Psalms 135:6Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
- Daniel 4:35All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4:39
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-40Verses 29-40 Unwilling, as it might seem, to close his discourse with words of terror, Moses makes a last appeal to them in these verses in a different strain. Deuteronomy 4:34 Temptations - Compare Deuteronomy 7:18-19; Deuteronomy 29:2-3; not, “i. e.” the tribulations and persecutions undergone by the Israelites, out the plagues miraculously inflicted on the Egyptians. Deuteronomy 4:37 He chose their seed after them - literally, “his seed after him.”…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-40Verses 24-40 Moses urged the greatness, glory, and goodness of God. Did we consider what a God he is with whom we have to do, we should surely make conscience of our duty to him, and not dare to sin against him. Shall we forsake a merciful God, who will never forsake us, if we are faithful unto him? Whither can we go? Let us be held to our duty by the bonds of love, and prevailed with by the mercies of God to cleave to him. Moses urged God's authority…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39The Lord is unique. There is no other God besides him. This teaching repeats the first two commandments (5:6–8; Exodus 20:2–4). It also prepares the way for the Shema (a Hebrew word that means “Hear”). The Shema begins with the words, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One” (Deuteronomy 6:4–5). God’s uniqueness needed to be clearly stated. The nations around Israel worshiped many gods. Israel was called to worship the Lord alone.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-4015. Take ... good heed ... for ye saw no manner of similitude--The extreme proneness of the Israelites to idolatry, from their position in the midst of surrounding nations already abandoned to its seductions, accounts for their attention being repeatedly drawn to the fact that God did not appear on Sinai in any visible form; and an earnest caution, founded on that remarkable circumstance, is given to beware, not only of making representations of false…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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