Deuteronomy 4:12 “And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the…”

Deuteronomy 4:12

And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

World English Bible

The LORD spoke to you out of the middle of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord spake vnto you out of the middes of the fire, and ye heard the voyce of the wordes, but sawe no similitude, saue a voyce.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah spoke to you from the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but ye saw no form; only [ye heard] a voice.

Young's Literal Translation

'And Jehovah speaketh unto you out of the midst of the fire; a voice of words ye are hearing and a similitude ye are not seeing, only a voice;

Bible in Basic English

And the voice of the Lord came to you out of the fire: the sound of his words came to your ears but you saw no form; there was nothing but a voice.

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Cross references

“the Lord”

Deuteronomy 5:4 Deuteronomy 5:22

Deuteronomy 5:4 · BSB

The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.

Deuteronomy 5:22 · BSB

The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them t…

“no similitude”

Deuteronomy 4:15 Isaiah 40:18 Colossians 1:15 Numbers 12:8

Deuteronomy 4:15 · BSB

So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful

Isaiah 40:18 · BSB

To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?

Colossians 1:15 · BSB

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Numbers 12:8 · BSB

I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

“only ye heard a voice”

Deuteronomy 4:33 Deuteronomy 4:36 Matthew 3:17 John 12:28–30 Exodus 20:22 Isaiah 30:21

Deuteronomy 4:33 · BSB

Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?

Deuteronomy 4:36 · BSB

He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.

Matthew 3:17 · BSB

And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”

John 12:28–30 · BSB

Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

Exodus 20:22 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

Isaiah 30:21 · BSB

And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

13He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.

Read Deuteronomy 4