Deuteronomy 30:19

Deuteronomy 30:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
• New International Version (NIV)This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
• English Standard Version (ESV)I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;

Context of Deuteronomy 30:19

17“But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods, 18then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 20You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Deuteronomy 30:19 word by word

הַעִידֹ֨תִי בָכֶ֣ם הַיּוֹם֮ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ֒ הַחַיִּ֤ים וְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לְפָנֶ֔יךָ הַבְּרָכָ֖ה וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה וּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙ בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים לְמַ֥עַן תִּחְיֶ֖ה אַתָּ֥ה וְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I callעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749
• heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to recordעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749
• this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• I have setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• you lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• and deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• and cursingקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
• therefore chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• that both thou and thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• may liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 30:19

• Deuteronomy 4:26“Today I call on heaven and earth as witnesses against you. If you break my covenant, you will quickly disappear from the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will live there only a short time; then you will be utterly destroyed.
• Deuteronomy 31:28“Now summon all the elders and officials of your tribes, so that I can speak to them directly and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
• Deuteronomy 32:1“Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! Hear, O earth, the words that I say!
• Isaiah 1:2Listen, O heavens! Pay attention, earth! This is what the Lord says: “The children I raised and cared for have rebelled against me.
• Jeremiah 2:12The heavens are shocked at such a thing and shrink back in horror and dismay,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth! Listen to this message from the Lord!
• Micah 6:1Listen to what the Lord is saying: “Stand up and state your case against me. Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.
• 1 Timothy 5:21I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the highest angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing favoritism to anyone.
• Deuteronomy 20:15“But these instructions apply only to distant towns, not to the towns of the nations in the land you will enter.
• Deuteronomy 11:26“Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse!
• Joshua 24:15But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”
• Psalms 119:30I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations.
• Proverbs 1:29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.
• Proverbs 8:36But those who miss me injure themselves. All who hate me love death.”
• Isaiah 56:4For this is what the Lord says: I will bless those eunuchs who keep my Sabbath days holy and who choose to do what pleases me and commit their lives to me.
• Luke 10:42There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 30:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 Ignorance of the requirements of the law cannot be pleaded Deuteronomy 30:10-14; hence, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 life and death, good and evil, are solemnly set before the people for their own choice; and an earnest exhortation to choose the better part concludes the address. Deuteronomy 30:11-14. “The righteousness which is of faith” is really and truly described in these words of the Law; and, under Paul‘s guidance (see marginal references) we…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 What could be said more moving, and more likely to make deep and lasting impressions? Every man wishes to obtain life and good, and to escape death and evil; he desires happiness, and dreads misery. So great is the compassion of the Lord, that he has favoured men, by his word, with such a knowledge of good and evil as will make them for ever happy, if it be not their own fault. Let us hear the sum of the whole matter. If they and theirs would…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19life and death, blessing and cursing: This pairing of words shows a close connection. Life is connected to blessing, and death is connected to curse. In this passage, blessing does not only bring life. Blessing is life itself. It is life in the land, safety, and God’s favor. In the same way, curse does not only bring death. Curse is death itself. It is loss of the land, suffering, and separation from God’s favor.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2015-20. See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil--the alternative of a good and happy, or a disobedient and miserable life. Love of God and compliance with His will are the only ways of securing the blessings and avoiding the evils described. The choice was left to them, and in urging upon them the inducements to a wise choice, Moses warmed as he proceeded into a tone of solemn and impressive earnestness similar to that of…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 30:19

• Blessing
• Choice
• Contingencies
• Decision
• Duty
• Minister, Christian
• Salvation
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 30

• 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