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THE MESSAGE
Deuteronomy 4:28
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Hebrew Names Version
There you shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
There you shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
King James Version
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Lexham English Bible
And you will there serve gods made by human hands, of wood and stone, gods that cannot see and cannot hear and cannot eat and cannot smell.
And you will there serve gods made by human hands, of wood and stone, gods that cannot see and cannot hear and cannot eat and cannot smell.
English Standard Version
And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
New Century Version
There you will worship gods made by people, gods made of wood and stone, that cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.
There you will worship gods made by people, gods made of wood and stone, that cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.
New English Translation
There you will worship gods made by human hands—wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.
There you will worship gods made by human hands—wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.
Amplified Bible
"And there you will serve [false and foreign] gods, the work of human hands, [lifeless images of] wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell [the offerings of food given to them].
"And there you will serve [false and foreign] gods, the work of human hands, [lifeless images of] wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell [the offerings of food given to them].
New American Standard Bible
"There you will serve gods, the work of human hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear, nor eat nor smell anything.
"There you will serve gods, the work of human hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear, nor eat nor smell anything.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And there ye shall serue gods, euen ye worke of mans hand, wood, and stone, which neither see, nor heare, nor eate, nor smell.
And there ye shall serue gods, euen ye worke of mans hand, wood, and stone, which neither see, nor heare, nor eate, nor smell.
Legacy Standard Bible
And there you will serve gods, the work of man's hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
And there you will serve gods, the work of man's hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
Contemporary English Version
There you will have to worship gods made of wood and stone, and these are nothing but idols that can't see or hear or eat or smell.
There you will have to worship gods made of wood and stone, and these are nothing but idols that can't see or hear or eat or smell.
Complete Jewish Bible
There you will serve gods which are the product of human hands, made of wood and stone, which can't see, hear, eat or smell.
There you will serve gods which are the product of human hands, made of wood and stone, which can't see, hear, eat or smell.
Darby Translation
And ye shall there serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And ye shall there serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Easy-to-Read Version
There you will serve gods made by men—things made of wood and stone that cannot see or hear or eat or smell!
There you will serve gods made by men—things made of wood and stone that cannot see or hear or eat or smell!
George Lamsa Translation
And there you shall serve gods, the work of mens hands, of wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
And there you shall serve gods, the work of mens hands, of wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
Good News Translation
There you will serve gods made by human hands, gods of wood and stone, gods that cannot see or hear, eat or smell.
There you will serve gods made by human hands, gods of wood and stone, gods that cannot see or hear, eat or smell.
Christian Standard Bible®
There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.
There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.
Literal Translation
And there you shall serve other gods, the work of man's hands, wood and stone, which cannot see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there you shall serve other gods, the work of man's hands, wood and stone, which cannot see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There shal ye serue goddes, which are ye workes of mens handes, euen wodd & stone, which nether se ner heare, ner eate ner smell.
There shal ye serue goddes, which are ye workes of mens handes, euen wodd & stone, which nether se ner heare, ner eate ner smell.
American Standard Version
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Bible in Basic English
There you will be the servants of gods, made by men's hands, of wood and stone, having no power of seeing or hearing or taking food or smelling.
There you will be the servants of gods, made by men's hands, of wood and stone, having no power of seeing or hearing or taking food or smelling.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there ye shall serue gods which are the worke of mans hande, wood and stone, which neither see, nor heare, nor eate, nor smell.
And there ye shall serue gods which are the worke of mans hande, wood and stone, which neither see, nor heare, nor eate, nor smell.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
King James Version (1611)
And there ye shall serue gods, the worke of mens hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor heare, nor eate, nor smell.
And there ye shall serue gods, the worke of mens hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor heare, nor eate, nor smell.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And ye shall there serve other gods, the works of the hands of men, wood and stones, which cannot see, nor can they hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And ye shall there serve other gods, the works of the hands of men, wood and stones, which cannot see, nor can they hear, nor eat, nor smell.
English Revised Version
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Berean Standard Bible
And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.
And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And there ye schulen serue to goddis, that ben maad bi `the hond of men, to a tre and a stoon, that `seen not, nether heren, nether eten, nether smellen.
And there ye schulen serue to goddis, that ben maad bi `the hond of men, to a tre and a stoon, that `seen not, nether heren, nether eten, nether smellen.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye have served there gods, work of man's hands, wood and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
and ye have served there gods, work of man's hands, wood and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Update Bible Version
And there you shall serve gods, the work of man's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there you shall serve gods, the work of man's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
World English Bible
There you shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
There you shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
New King James Version
And there you will serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
And there you will serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
New Living Translation
There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
New Life Bible
There you will work for gods made by man's hands out of wood and stone. They do not see or hear or eat or smell.
There you will work for gods made by man's hands out of wood and stone. They do not see or hear or eat or smell.
New Revised Standard
There you will serve other gods made by human hands, objects of wood and stone that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
There you will serve other gods made by human hands, objects of wood and stone that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and ye will serve there gods made by the hands of man, - wood or stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
and ye will serve there gods made by the hands of man, - wood or stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there you shall serve gods, that were framed with men’s hands: wood and stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there you shall serve gods, that were framed with men’s hands: wood and stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Revised Standard Version
And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of men's hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of men's hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"There you will serve gods, the work of man's hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
"There you will serve gods, the work of man's hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
Contextual Overview
1Now listen, Israel, listen carefully to the rules and regulations that I am teaching you to follow so that you may live and enter and take possession of the land that God , the God-of-Your-Fathers, is giving to you. Don't add a word to what I command you, and don't remove a word from it. Keep the commands of God , your God, that I am commanding you. 3You saw with your own eyes what God did at Baal Peor, how God destroyed from among you every man who joined in the Baal Peor orgies. But you, the ones who held tight to God , your God, are alive and well, every one of you, today. 5Pay attention: I'm teaching you the rules and regulations that God commanded me, so that you may live by them in the land you are entering to take up ownership. Keep them. Practice them. You'll become wise and understanding. When people hear and see what's going on, they'll say, "What a great nation! So wise, so understanding! We've never seen anything like it." 7Yes. What other great nation has gods that are intimate with them the way God , our God, is with us, always ready to listen to us? And what other great nation has rules and regulations as good and fair as this Revelation that I'm setting before you today? 9 Just make sure you stay alert. Keep close watch over yourselves. Don't forget anything of what you've seen. Don't let your heart wander off. Stay vigilant as long as you live. Teach what you've seen and heard to your children and grandchildren. 10 That day when you stood before God , your God, at Horeb, God said to me, "Assemble the people in my presence to listen to my words so that they will learn to fear me in holy fear for as long as they live on the land, and then they will teach these same words to their children." 11You gathered. You stood in the shadow of the mountain. The mountain was ablaze with fire, blazing high into the very heart of Heaven. You stood in deep darkness and thick clouds. God spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but you saw nothing—no form, only a voice. He announced his covenant, the Ten Words, by which he commanded you to live. Then he wrote them down on two slabs of stone. 14 And God commanded me at that time to teach you the rules and regulations that you are to live by in the land which you are crossing over the Jordan to possess. 15You saw no form on the day God spoke to you at Horeb from out of the fire. Remember that. Carefully guard yourselves so that you don't turn corrupt and make a form, carving a figure that looks male or female, or looks like a prowling animal or a flying bird or a slithering snake or a fish in a stream. And also carefully guard yourselves so that you don't look up into the skies and see the sun and moon and stars, all the constellations of the skies, and be seduced into worshiping and serving them. God set them out for everybody's benefit, everywhere. But you— God took you right out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to become the people of his inheritance—and that's what you are this very day. 21But God was angry with me because of you and the things you said. He swore that I'd never cross the Jordan, never get to enter the good land that God , your God, is giving you as an inheritance. This means that I am going to die here. I'm not crossing the Jordan. But you will cross; you'll possess the good land.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
ye shall: Deuteronomy 28:36, Deuteronomy 28:64, 1 Samuel 26:19, Jeremiah 16:13, Ezekiel 20:32, Ezekiel 20:39, Acts 7:42
neither see: Psalms 115:4-7, Psalms 135:15, Psalms 135:16, Isaiah 44:9, Isaiah 45:20, Isaiah 46:7, Jeremiah 10:3, Jeremiah 10:9
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 30:2 - return unto 2 Kings 17:40 - but they did 2 Chronicles 32:19 - the work Isaiah 2:8 - worship Isaiah 26:15 - thou hadst Isaiah 44:13 - he marketh Ezekiel 20:25 - I gave Hosea 8:11 - altars
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone,.... Idols made by men, cut out of wood and stone; these they should be enticed into the service of, or compelled to serve; which was still more brutish and stupid than to worship the sun, moon, and stars, which were not the works of men's hand, but the glorious works of the eternal God. But since in their captivities they were not subject to idolatry, but were cured of it thereby, another sense of the words is given by some, as by Onkelos and Jonathan, who paraphrase the words of serving the people, that serve idols; but what follows confirms the first sense:
which neither see, nor hear, nor taste, nor smell; senseless things, which have none of the senses of seeing, hearing, and smelling, nor the faculty of eating, which they need not to support life, of which they are destitute; and therefore it must be monstrous stupidity to worship such lifeless, senseless, objects; see Psalms 115:4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Compare with these verses Leviticus 26:33-40, and Deuteronomy 28:64 ff.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Deuteronomy 4:28. There ye shall serve gods - wood and stone — This was also true of the Israelites, not only in their captivities, but also in their own land. And it may now be literally the case with the ten tribes who were carried away captive by the Assyrians, and of whose residence no man at present knows any thing with certainty. That they still exist there can be no doubt; but they are now, most probably, so completely incorporated with the idolaters among whom they dwell, as to be no longer distinguish able: yet God can gather them.
