Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire. New Living Translation He let you hear his voice from heaven so he could instruct you. He let you see his great fire here on earth so he could speak to you from it. English Standard Version Out of heaven he let you hear his voice, that he might discipline you. And on earth he let you see his great fire, and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. New King James Version Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire. New American Standard Bible Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire. NASB 1995 “Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire. NASB 1977 “Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire. Legacy Standard Bible Out of the heavens He caused you to hear His voice to discipline you; and on earth He caused you to see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire. Amplified Bible Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline and admonish you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire. Christian Standard Bible He let you hear his voice from heaven to instruct you. He showed you his great fire on earth, and you heard his words from the fire. Holman Christian Standard Bible He let you hear His voice from heaven to instruct you. He showed you His great fire on earth, and you heard His words from the fire. American Standard Version Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he made thee to see his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. English Revised Version Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he made thee to see his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. GOD'S WORD® Translation He let you hear his voice from heaven so that he could instruct you. He showed you his great fire on earth, and you heard him speak from the column of fire. Good News Translation He let you hear his voice from heaven so that he could instruct you; and here on earth he let you see his holy fire, and he spoke to you from it. International Standard Version You have been made to hear his voice from heaven so you may be instructed. And he showed you his great fire here on earth, and you heard his voice from the middle of that fire. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible From heaven he spoke to you in order to teach you, and on earth he showed you his great fire from which you also heard his words. New Heart English Bible Out of heaven he made you to hear his voice, that he might instruct you: and on earth he made you to see his great fire; and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire. Webster's Bible Translation Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee; and upon earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardst his words from the midst of the fire. World English Bible Out of heaven he made you to hear his voice, that he might instruct you. On earth he made you to see his great fire; and you heard his words out of the middle of the fire. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe has caused you to hear His voice from the heavens, to instruct you; and on earth He has showed you His great fire, and you have heard His words out of the midst of the fire. Young's Literal Translation 'From the heavens He hath caused thee to hear His voice, to instruct thee, and on earth He hath shewed thee His great fire, and His words thou hast heard out of the midst of the fire. Smith's Literal Translation Out of the heavens he caused thee to hear his voice to instruct thee: and upon earth he caused thee to see his great fire, and thou heardest his words from the midst of the fire. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFrom heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might teach thee. And upon earth he shewed thee his exceeding great fire, and thou didst hear his words out of the midst of the fire, Catholic Public Domain Version He has caused you to hear his voice from heaven, so that he might teach you. And he showed you his exceedingly great fire on earth, and you heard his words from the midst of the fire. New American Bible Out of the heavens he let you hear his voice to discipline you; on earth he let you see his great fire, and you heard him speaking out of the fire. New Revised Standard Version From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, while you heard his words coming out of the fire. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOut of heaven he made you to hear his voice, that he might teach you; and upon earth he showed you his great fire; he made you to hear his words out of the midst of the fire. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated From Heaven He made His voice heard to teach you and upon the Earth has shown you His great fire, and His words He made you hear from within the fire. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Out of heaven He made thee to hear His voice, that He might instruct thee; and upon earth He made thee to see His great fire; and thou didst hear His words out of the midst of the fire. Brenton Septuagint Translation His voice was made audible from heaven to instruct thee, and he shewed thee upon the earth his great fire, and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Alone is God…35You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him. 36He 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. 37Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power,… Cross References Exodus 20:22 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. Exodus 19:9 The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said. Exodus 19:19 And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder. Exodus 33:11 Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent. 1 Kings 19:12-13 After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Psalm 81:7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah Nehemiah 9:13 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. Isaiah 30:21 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.” Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” Jeremiah 7:13 And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, Hebrews 12:18-19 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm; / to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken. Acts 7:38 He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us. Acts 9:4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” John 12:28-30 Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” / The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him. / In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours. Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!” Treasury of Scripture Out of heaven he made you to hear his voice, that he might instruct you: and on earth he showed you his great fire; and you heard his words out of the middle of the fire. Deuteronomy 4:33 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? Exodus 19:9,19 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD… Exodus 20:18-22 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off… Jump to Previous Caused Discipline Ears Earth Hear Heard Heardest Heardst Heart Heaven Heavens Instruct Itself Midst Showed Teaching Voice WordsJump to Next Caused Discipline Ears Earth Hear Heard Heardest Heardst Heart Heaven Heavens Instruct Itself Midst Showed Teaching Voice WordsDeuteronomy 4 1. An exhortation to obedience41. Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan 44. Recapitulation He let you hear His voice from heaven This phrase emphasizes the divine initiative and grace of God in revealing Himself to His people. The Hebrew root for "hear" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just hearing but also understanding and obeying. The "voice from heaven" signifies God's transcendence and authority, reminding us of the unique relationship between God and Israel. Historically, this refers to the theophany at Mount Sinai, where God audibly communicated His commandments, underscoring His desire for a covenant relationship with His people. to discipline you and on earth He showed you His great fire and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He let you hearהִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥ (hiš·mî·‘ă·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently His voice קֹל֖וֹ (qō·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of heaven הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky to discipline you, לְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּ (lə·yas·sə·re·kā) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3256: To discipline, chasten, admonish and on וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against earth הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land He showed הֶרְאֲךָ֙ (her·’ă·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see you אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case His great הַגְּדוֹלָ֔ה (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent fire, אִשּׁ֣וֹ (’iš·šōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 784: A fire and you heard שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ (šā·ma‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently His words וּדְבָרָ֥יו (ū·ḏə·ḇā·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause out of מִתּ֥וֹךְ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre the fire. הָאֵֽשׁ׃ (hā·’êš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire Links Deuteronomy 4:36 NIVDeuteronomy 4:36 NLT Deuteronomy 4:36 ESV Deuteronomy 4:36 NASB Deuteronomy 4:36 KJV Deuteronomy 4:36 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 4:36 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 4:36 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 4:36 French Bible Deuteronomy 4:36 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 4:36 Out of heaven he made you (Deut. 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