Deuteronomy 4:26

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

I call to witness against you this day the heavens and the earth that you will surely perish quickly from the land to which you are passing over the Jordan to possess. You will not prolong your days in it, but you will be utterly destroyed.

Latin

…testes invoco hodie cælum et terram, cito perituros vos esse de terra, quam transito Jordane possessuri estis: non habitabitis in ea longo tempore, sed delebit vos Dominus,

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English

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.

Notes

Deuteronomy 4:26

Heaven and earth would testify against Israel if the people were unfaithful to the Lord. In a covenant partnership, both parties were accountable for their promises of loyalty and commitment. They promised in front of witnesses (Isaiah 1:2–7; Micah 6:1–8).

In Deuteronomy, nature serves as that witness (see also Deuteronomy 30:19).

Deuteronomy 4:1–40

Moses gave a long speech to the Israelites because of their recent failures and what he thought would happen in Canaan.

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Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Micah 6:2
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:
Deuteronomy 30:18–19
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.
Jeremiah 22:29
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
Isaiah 1:2
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.
Ezekiel 36:4
…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 2:12
Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.
Leviticus 18:28
So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.
Jeremiah 44:22
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.
Joshua 23:16
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.”
Deuteronomy 29:28
The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’
Isaiah 6:11
Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,

Parallels

Deuteronomy 12:29–32 Ezekiel 6:1–7

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history

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Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of

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Afflictions and Adversities: Dispensation of God Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Christian Minister: Faithful: Moses Idolatry: Denunciations Against Obedience: Enjoined

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