Deuteronomy 4:32

What does Deuteronomy 4:32 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 4:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Give thought now to the days which are past, before your time, from the day when God first gave life to man on the earth, and searching from one end of heaven to the other, see if such a great thing as this has ever been, or if anything like it has been talked of in story.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`For, ask, I pray thee, at the former days which have been before thee, from the day that God prepared man on the earth, and from the <FI>one<Fi> end of the heavens even unto the <FI>other<Fi> end of the heavens, whether there hath been as this great thing--or hath been heard like it?

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Ask of the days of old, that have been before thy time from the day that God created man upon the earth, from one end of heaven to the other end thereof, if ever there was done the like thing, or it hath been known at any time,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day thatGod created man on the earth, and from one end of the heavens to the other end of the heavens, whether there hath been anything as this great thing is, or if anything hath been heard like it?

Context

v.31for Jehovah thy God is a merciful God; he will not fail thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

v.32This passage

v.33Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joel 1:2

    Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

  • Deuteronomy 32:7

    Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations: Ask thy father, and he will show thee; Thine elders, and they will tell thee.

  • Psalms 44:1

    We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.

  • Mark 13:27

    And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

  • Deuteronomy 30:4

    If any of thine outcasts be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will Jehovah thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

  • Genesis 1:27

    And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

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