Deuteronomy 4:11

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“You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.”

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BSBPD

“You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and ye draw near and stand under the mountain, and the mountain is burning with fire unto the heart of the heavens--darkness, cloud, yea, thick darkness:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 4:11 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 19:9The 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.
  2. Exodus 19:16On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
  3. Exodus 19:17Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
  4. Exodus 20:18When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
  5. Deuteronomy 5:23And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,
  6. 2 Samuel 22:10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
  7. 1 Kings 19:12After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.
  8. Hebrews 12:18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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