Deuteronomy 26:19
in Deuteronomy 26that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.
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ASV
and to make thee high above all nations that he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken.
KJV
And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people
on Deuteronomy 26:18-19
With verse 17 they give the covenant formula: the people have said the LORD is their God, and the LORD has said this people is his. The phrase “treasured possession” renders segullah, a king's property, used of Israel at Exodus 19:5 and Malachi 3:17 and of the church at Titus 2:14 and 1 Peter 2:9. The promise of praise, name and honor returns at 28:1, and holiness is its purpose.
This site's exposition
in praise and name and honor
Henry takes the three terms one by one: praise is God's approval, as at Romans 2:29, name is its lasting, and honour is wealth and power above the neighbouring nations. Jeremiah 13:11 returns to these terms when the LORD says He bound Israel to Himself for renown, praise and glory. Jeremiah's next words record Israel's refusal.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), to make them high, and, in order to that, to make them holy; for holiness is true honour, and the only way to everlasting honour. [1.] To make them high above all nations. The greatest honour we are capable of in this world is to be taken into covenant with God, and to live in his service.
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): The Lord has avouched, not only taken, but publicly owned thee to be his segullah, his peculiar people, as he has promised thee, that is, according to the true intent and meaning of the promise.
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To make thee high above all nations,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Make thee high above all nations - It is written, Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people, Pro 14:34. While Israel regarded God’s word and kept his testimonies, they were the greatest and most respectable of all nations; but when they forsook God and his law, they became the most contemptible. O Britain, even more highly favored than ancient Israel! learn wisdom by what they have suffered. It is not thy fleets nor thine armies, howsoever excellent and well appointed, that can ultimately exalt and secure thy permanence among the nations. It is righteousness alone.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּֽלְתִתְּךָ֣ | uletitekha | and to set you | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עֶלְי֗וֹן | elyon | most high | H5945 → | 53 times |
| עַ֤ל | ʾal | above | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹיִם֙ | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֔ה | ʾasah | he has made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לִתְהִלָּ֖ה | lithilah | for praise | H8416 → | |
| וּלְשֵׁ֣ם | uleshem | and for a name | H8034 → | 864 times |
| וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת | uletifaret | and for honor | H8597 → | |
| וְלִֽהְיֹתְךָ֧ | velihyotekha | and to be you | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עַם־ | ʾam- | a people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| קָדֹ֛שׁ | kadosh | holy | H6918 → | 116 times |
| לַיהוָ֥ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס | diber | he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
וּֽלְתִתְּךָ֣and to set you
uletitekhaH5414 →2011 times
עֶלְי֗וֹןmost high
elyonH5945 →53 times
עַ֤לabove
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַגּוֹיִם֙the nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֔הhe has made
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
לִתְהִלָּ֖הfor praise
lithilahH8416 →
וּלְשֵׁ֣םand for a name
uleshemH8034 →864 times
וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתand for honor
uletifaretH8597 →
וְלִֽהְיֹתְךָ֧and to be you
velihyotekhaH1961 →3559 times
עַם־a people
ʾam-H5971 →1873 times
קָדֹ֛שׁholy
kadoshH6918 →116 times
לַיהוָ֥הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבֵּֽר׃ סhe spoke
diberH1696 →1141 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
it leads to
- Exodus 19:5–6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 5:10
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of…
- Revelation 1:6
who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
- Isaiah 61:6
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their…
- Exodus 19:5–6
Through
Deuteronomy 28:1“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above…
it leads to
- Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
- Exodus 23:22
But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
- Isaiah 1:19
Through
Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of…
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Peter 2:9
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.