Deuteronomy 4:26
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I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
In other translations
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
Hebrew words
הַעִידֹתִיha'idotiI call as witnessesH5749בָכֶםvakhemagainst youהַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776כִּי־ki-thatH3588אָבֹד'avodcertainly <to perish>H6תֹּאבֵדוּןtoedunyou will perish !H6מַהֵרmaherquicklyH4118מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776אֲשֶׁר'asherwhereH834אַתֶּם'atemyouH859עֹבְרִים'oerim[are] about to pass overH5674אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַיַּרְדֵּןhaiyardenthe JordanH3383שָׁמָּהshamahthere towardsH8033לְרִשְׁתָּהּlerishtahto take possession of itH3423לֹא־lo'-notH3808תַאֲרִיכֻןta'arikhunyou will prolong !H748יָמִיםyamimdaysH3117עָלֶיהָ'aleihaon itH5921כִּיkiforH3588הִשָּׁמֵדhishamedutterly <destroyed>H8045תִּשָּׁמֵדוּן׃tishamedunyou will be destroyed !H8045
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Micah 6:2Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
- Isaiah 1:2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- Deuteronomy 30:18-1918 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. 19 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:18 I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
- Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
- Ezekiel 36:4Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.
- Jeremiah 2:12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.
- Joshua 23:16When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
- Jeremiah 44:22So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
- Leviticus 18:28That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.
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People and places
Places: Jordan