Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
Parallel translations
- WEB Know therefore today, and take it to heart, that Yahweh himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no one else.
- BSB Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
- NKJV Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.
- NASB Therefore know today, and take it to your heart, that the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
- NLT “So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.
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Quick answer
Israel must know and take to heart that Yahweh alone is God of heaven and earth. Right knowledge of God must shape the heart.
Overview
Moses presses the truth of God's exclusive deity from the head into the heart, demanding settled conviction. Yahweh's sovereignty over heaven and earth leaves no room for rival gods. This wholehearted acknowledgment of the one God prepares for the great confession of 6:4 and finds its fulfillment in worshiping God through his Son.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Josh 2:11And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
- Deut 4:35Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
- 1 Chr 29:11Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
- Hos 7:2And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
- 1 Chr 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- Ps 135:6Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
- 2 Chr 20:6And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
- Deut 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
- Ps 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
- Dan 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
- Isa 5:12And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
- Isa 1:3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
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