申命记 4:19

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

又恐怕你抬頭望天，看見日、月、星，就是天上萬象的時候，就被勾引，去敬拜和事奉它們，那原是耶和華你們的　神分給天下萬民享用的。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
又 恐 怕 你 向 天 举 目 观 看 ， 见 耶 和 华 ─ 你 的 　 神 为 天 下 万 民 所 摆 列 的 日 月 星 ， 就 是 天 上 的 万 象 ， 自 己 便 被 勾 引 敬 拜 事 奉 他 。

Contextual Overview

¹ Now, Israel, listen to the laws and commands I will teach you. Obey them so that you will live and so that you will go over and take the land the Lord , the God of your ancestors, is giving to you. ² Don't add to these commands, and don't leave anything out, but obey the commands of the Lord your God that I give you. ³ You have seen for yourselves what the Lord did at Baal Peor, how the Lord your God destroyed everyone among you who followed Baal in Peor. ⁴ But all of you who continued following the Lord your God are still alive today. ⁵ Look, I have taught you the laws and rules the Lord my God commanded me. Now you can obey the laws in the land you are entering, in the land you will take. ⁶ Obey these laws carefully, in order to show the other nations that you have wisdom and understanding. When they hear about these laws, they will say, "This great nation of Israel is wise and understanding." ⁷ No other nation is as great as we are. Their gods do not come near them, but the Lord our God comes near when we pray to him. ⁸ And no other nation has such good teachings and commands as those I am giving to you today. ⁹ But be careful! Watch out and don't forget the things you have seen. Don't forget them as long as you live, but teach them to your children and grandchildren. ¹⁰ Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Mount Sinai. He said to me, "Bring the people together so I can tell them what I have to say. Then they will respect me as long as they live in the land, and they will teach these things to their children."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when thou: Deuteronomy 17:3, 2 Kings 23:4, 2 Kings 23:5, 2 Kings 23:11, Job 31:26, Job 31:27, Jeremiah 8:2, Ezekiel 8:16, Amos 5:25, Amos 5:26

the host: Genesis 2:1, 2 Kings 17:16, 2 Kings 21:3, Jeremiah 19:13, Zephaniah 1:5, Acts 7:42, Romans 1:25

which the Lord: Genesis 1:16-18, Joshua 10:12, Joshua 10:13, Nehemiah 9:6, Psalms 74:16, Psalms 74:17, Psalms 136:7-9, Psalms 148:3-5, Jeremiah 31:35, Jeremiah 33:25, Matthew 5:45

divided: or, imparted

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:14 - Let there Deuteronomy 12:1 - all the days Deuteronomy 13:13 - are gone 1 Kings 18:15 - of hosts liveth 2 Kings 17:12 - whereof 2 Chronicles 33:3 - the host Job 36:24 - which Job 38:19 - the way Psalms 8:3 - moon Psalms 19:3 - There Psalms 24:4 - lifted Psalms 33:6 - the host Psalms 65:8 - outgoings Psalms 104:19 - General Psalms 119:91 - all are Isaiah 40:26 - Lift Isaiah 51:6 - Lift up Jeremiah 7:18 - queen of heaven Ezekiel 18:6 - neither hath lifted Ezekiel 20:24 - their eyes Ezekiel 33:25 - lift up Romans 1:20 - from the 1 Corinthians 15:41 - General Colossians 1:23 - under Hebrews 1:10 - the works James 1:17 - from the Revelation 22:9 - See

Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him."

Genesis 2:24
So a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one body.

Genesis 4:4
Abel brought the best parts from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift,

Genesis 4:6
The Lord asked Cain, "Why are you angry? Why do you look so unhappy?

Matthew 19:8
Jesus answered, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because you refused to accept God's teaching, but divorce was not allowed in the beginning.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven,.... The starry heaven, which to do in itself is not sinful; and may be lawfully and commendably done, to raise admiration at the wonderful works of God in them, and lead to adore the author of them: but if not guarded against may be ensnaring:

and when thou seest the sun and the moon, and the stars, [even] all the host of heaven; those bright luminaries, so glorious to behold, and so useful and beneficial to the earth, and the inhabitants of it:

shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them; should have an impulse on their minds and their hearts, be inclined and drawn to the worship of them, partly by considering their splendour, glory, and usefulness, and partly by the example of others; for the worshipping of these seems to be and is the first kind of idolatry men gave into, at least it was very ancient; see Job 31:26,

which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven; the sun and the moon by their constant revolutions visit all the parts of the world, and stars are fixed in both hemispheres, so that all nations of the earth receive the benefit and advantage of all these heavenly bodies; but were never designed to be the objects of their worship, as might be learnt from their being divided to them, sometimes one part of the earth enjoying them, and then another, and not present with them all at one and the same time, which, if deities, would have been necessary; see Psalms 19:6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Divided - i. e., “whose light God has distributed to the nations for their use and benefit, and which therefore being creatures ministering to man’s convenience must not be worshipped as man’s lords.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 4:19. When thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars — The worship of the heavenly bodies was the oldest species of idolatry. Those who had not the knowledge of the true God were led to consider the sun, moon, planets, and stars, as not only self-existing, but the authors of all the blessings possessed by mankind. The knowledge of a rational system of astronomy served to destroy this superstition; and very little of it remains now in the world, except among a few Christian and Mohammedan astrologers; those miserable sinners who endeavour, as much as possible, to revive the old idolatry, while vainly professing to believe in the true God! Nor is it to be doubted that God will proceed with them as he has done of old with the worshippers of the host of heaven. Sound philosophy is next in importance to sound divinity; and next to the study of the work of grace is that of the operations of God in nature; for these visible things make known his eternal power and Godhead.