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Deuteronomy 4:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Deuteronomy 4:12

Verse 12 of 49

Scripture focus

And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only [ye heard] a voice.

Deuteronomy 4:12 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

The Lord spake. See Ex. 19:20 ; 20:1, 22.

Midst of the fire. See Ex. 19:18; 24:17; Deut. 4:15, 33, 36 ; 5:4, 22, 24; 9:10; 10:4.

The voice. Literally, “the sound,” that is, of the words God spoke (see Ex. 19:19 ; 24:16).

Saw no similitude. Literally, “saw no form.” “Similitude” is rendered “likeness” in Deut. 4:23, 25; 5:8; Ps. 17:15, and “form” in Job 4:16.

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