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Deuteronomy 4:26

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.

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ASV

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 the Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַעִידֹתִי֩ha.'i.do.TiI call as witnessesH5749 →
בָכֶ֨םva.Khemagainst you
הַיּ֜וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
אָבֹ֣ד'a.Vodcertainly <to perish>H6 →
תֹּאבֵדוּן֮toe.Dunyou will perish !H6 →
מַהֵר֒ma.HerquicklyH4118 →
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom onH5921 →
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhereH834 →
אַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemyouH859 →
עֹבְרִ֧ים'oe.Rim[are] about to pass overH5674 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383 →
שָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahthere towardsH8033 →
לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.Tahto take possession of itH3423 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.Khunyou will prolong !H748 →
יָמִים֙ya.MimdaysH3117 →
עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
הִשָּׁמֵ֖דhi.sha.Medutterly <destroyed>H8045 →
תִּשָּׁמֵדֽוּן׃ti.sha.me.Dunyou will be destroyed !H8045 →

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Micah 6:1Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.Micah 6:2Hear, 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:Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!Deuteronomy 30:19I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,Ezekiel 36:4therefore, 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.Isaiah 1:2Listen, 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.Deuteronomy 30:18–19I 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 2:12Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 44:22So 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 23:16If 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.”Leviticus 18:28So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.Leviticus 26:31–35I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.Deuteronomy 31:28Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.Luke 21:24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.Jeremiah 6:19Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.Deuteronomy 29:28The 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 6:11Then 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,

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