Deuteronomy 4:26
ContextNETBible | I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you 1 today that you will surely and swiftly be removed 2 from the very land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not last long there because you will surely be 3 annihilated. |
XREF | Le 18:28; Le 26:31-35; De 29:28; De 30:18,19; De 31:28; De 32:1; Jos 23:16; Isa 1:2; Isa 6:11; Isa 24:1-3; Jer 2:12; Jer 6:19; Jer 22:29; Jer 44:22; Eze 33:28; Eze 36:4; Mic 1:2; Mic 6:2; Lu 21:24 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you. This stock formula introduces what is known form-critically as a רִיב (riv) or controversy pattern. It is commonly used in the ancient Near Eastern world in legal contexts and in the OT as a forensic or judicial device to draw attention to Israel’s violation of the 2 tn Or “be destroyed”; KJV “utterly perish”; NLT “will quickly disappear”; CEV “you won’t have long to live.” 3 tn Or “be completely” (so NCV, TEV). It is not certain here if the infinitive absolute indicates the certainty of the following action (cf. NIV) or its degree. |