Deuteronomy 29:4

Deuteronomy 29:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)But to this day the Lord has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But to this day the Lord has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet the Lord has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.

Context of Deuteronomy 29:4

2the great trials that your eyes saw, those great signs and wonders. 3But to this day Adonai has not given you a heart to know, or eyes to see, or ears to hear. I led you 40 years in the wilderness—your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet. 5Bread you have not eaten and wine and strong drink you have not drunk—in order that you may know that I am Adonai your God. 6“When you came to this place, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of the Bashan came out against us to battle, but we struck them down.

Deuteronomy 29:4 word by word

וְלֹֽא־נָתַן֩ יְהוָ֨ה לָכֶ֥ם לֵב֙ לָדַ֔עַת וְעֵינַ֥יִם לִרְא֖וֹת וְאָזְנַ֣יִם לִשְׁמֹ֑עַ עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath not givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you an heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• to perceiveיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• to seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• to hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:4

• Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him, because Adonai your God stiffened his spirit and hardened his heart, in order to hand him over to you this very day.
• Proverbs 20:12Ears that hear and eyes that see— Adonai has made them both.
• Isaiah 6:9Then He said: “Go! Tell this people: ‘Hear without understanding, and see without perceiving.’
• Isaiah 63:17Adonai, why do You cause us to stray from Your ways, and harden our heart from fearing You? Return for Your servants’ sake, the tribes of Your heritage.
• Ezekiel 36:26Moreover I will give you a new heart. I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the stony heart from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
• Matthew 13:11And He replied to them, “To you has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
• John 8:43Why don’t you understand My speech? Because you’re not able to hear My word!
• John 12:38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said, “Adonai, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of Adonai been revealed?”
• Acts 28:26saying, ‘Go to this people and say, “You will keep on hearing but will never understand; you will keep looking, but will never see.
• Romans 11:7What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened—
• 2 Corinthians 3:15But to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart.
• Ephesians 4:18They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance in them due to the hardness of their heart.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every kind of wicked deception toward those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth so as to be saved.
• 2 Timothy 2:25Let him give guidance with humility to those who are in opposition—perhaps God may grant them a change of mind, leading to the knowledge of truth.
• James 1:13Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”—for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He himself tempts no one.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The Lord hath not given you a heart, etc. - Some critics read this verse interrogatively: And hath not God given you a heart, etc.? because they suppose that God could not reprehend them for the non-performance of a duty, when he had neither given them a mind to perceive the obligation of it, nor strength to perform it, had that obligation been known. Though this is strictly just, yet there is no need for the interrogation, as the words only imply that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Ability to understand the things of God is the gift of God (compare 1 Corinthians 2:13-14); yet man is not guiltless if he lacks that ability. The people had it not because they had not felt their want of it, nor asked for it. Compare 2 Corinthians 3:14-15.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-29As Moses prepared to die, he spoke a farewell message to Israel. In this message, he briefly reviewed their history since they left Egypt. He urged the nation to promise loyalty to the Lord. This part of Deuteronomy shows that grace (God’s undeserved favor) is not only a New Testament teaching. Grace is the foundation of the Lord’s relationship with Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-291. These are the words of the covenant--The discourse of Moses is continued, and the subject of that discourse was Israel's covenant with God, the privileges it conferred, and the obligations it imposed. beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb--It was substantially the same; but it was renewed now, in different circumstances. They had violated its conditions. Moses rehearses these, that they might have a better knowledge of its conditions and…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings