Deuteronomy 4:7

For what great nation is there which hath gods nigh unto it,—like Yahweh our God, whensoever we have cried out unto him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

In Context

6Therefore shall ye observe, and do [them], for that, will be your wisdom, and discernment, in the eyes of the peoples,—who will hear all these statutes, and will say—Nevertheless, a people wise and discerning, is this great nation.

8Or what great nation which hath righteous statutes and regulations, like all this law, which, I, am setting before you to-day?

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Cross References

Numbers 23:9Surely from the head of the rocks, do I see him, Yea, from the hills, do I observe him,—Lo! a people, who alone doth dwell, And among the nations, he doth not reckon himself.

Deuteronomy 5:26For who [is there] of all flesh, that ever heard the voice of a Living God speaking out of the midst of fire as we, and yet lived?

2 Samuel 7:23Who, then, is like thy people, like Israel, a nation alone in the earth? whom God went to redeem for himself as a people, so to make himself a name, and to do for you the great deed, fearful things also for thy land, to make way for thy people, whom thou hadst redeemed for thyself, out of Egypt, [dealing with] nations and their god’s;

Psalms 46:1God—for us, is a refuge and strength, A help in distresses, soon found.

Psalms 145:18Near is Yahweh to all who call upon him,—to all them who call upon him in faithfulness.

Isaiah 43:4Because thou art precious in mine eyes, art honoured And, I, love thee,—And will give mankind, in thy stead, Yea, peoples, for thy life,

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 4:2-41

Exhortations and Arguments. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed… Read the whole commentary →

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