Deuteronomy 4:39
in Deuteronomy 4Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
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ASV
Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.
KJV
Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 4
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAll the deities of the heathen were counterfeits and usurpers; nor did any of them so much as pretend to be universal monarchs in heaven and earth, but only local deities. The Israelites, who worshipped no other than the supreme Numen--Divinity, were for ever inexcusable if they either changed their God or neglected him. [2.] That he is a consuming fire, a jealous God,
This site's exposition
Know therefore this day and take to heart
on Deuteronomy 4:39-40
Verse 39 asks for more than assent: "Know therefore this day and take to heart." It names the LORD as God in heaven above and on earth below. Jewish liturgy has closed the Aleinu prayer with this clause for centuries.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
See how by some ineffable virtue the Scripture, opposing the future errors of those who affirm that either in heaven or on earth there is any god besides the God of the Jews, decides thus: "The Lord your God is one God, in heaven above, …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart,....
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ | veyada'ta | and you will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| הַיּ֗וֹם | haiyom | this day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮ | vahashevota | and you will bring back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| לְבָבֶךָ֒ | levavekha | heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
| כִּ֤י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| ה֣וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים | haelohim | [is] <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם | bashamayim | in the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| מִמַּ֔עַל | mimaal | <from> above | H4605 → | 140 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִתָּ֑חַת | mitachat | <from> beneath | H8478 → | 505 times |
| אֵ֖ין | ʾein | there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| עֽוֹד׃ | od | [is] still more | H5750 → | 490 times |
וְיָדַעְתָּ֣and you will know
veyada'taH3045 →945 times
הַיּ֗וֹםthis day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮and you will bring back
vahashevotaH7725 →1056 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
לְבָבֶךָ֒heart your
levavekhaH3824 →252 times
כִּ֤יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
ה֣וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים[is] <the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםin the heavens
bashamayimH8064 →421 times
מִמַּ֔עַל<from> above
mimaalH4605 →140 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
מִתָּ֑חַת<from> beneath
mitachatH8478 →505 times
אֵ֖יןthere not
ʾeinH369 →789 times
עֽוֹד׃[is] still more
odH5750 →490 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 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- James 4:8–11
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Matthew 7:7–8
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their…
- Jeremiah 29:13
Through
1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom,…
it leads to
- Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
- 1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Daniel 4:34–35
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives…
- Hebrews 1:3
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Pseudo-Clement, RECOGNITIONS 2.43.