Deuteronomy 30:12
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It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’
In other translations
It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’
Hebrew words
לֹאlo'notH3808בַשָּׁמַיִםvashamayim[is] in the heavensH8064הִואhi'itH1931לֵאמֹרlemorto sayH559מִיmiwho?H4310יַעֲלֶה־ya'aleh-will he go upH5927לָּנוּlanufor <the> usהַשָּׁמַיְמָהhashamaymahthe heavens towardsH8064וְיִקָּחֶהָveyikachehaso he may fetch itH3947לָּנוּlanufor <the> usוְיַשְׁמִעֵנוּveyashmi'enuso he may make hear usH8085אֹתָהּ'otah<obj.> itH853וְנַעֲשֶׂנָּה׃vena'asenahso we may do itH6213
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Related verses
- Romans 10:6-86 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) 7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).” 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
- Proverbs 30:4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
- John 3:13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
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