"And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only {…" — Deuteronomy 4:12

Deuteronomy 4:12 · KJV

“And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only {ye heard} a voice. {only...: Heb. save a voice}”

— Deuteronomy 4:12

Verse 11

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. {midst: Heb. heart}

Verse 13

And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, {even} ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

Deuteronomy 4 — Context

{Specially} the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and {that} they may teach their children.

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. {midst: Heb. heart}

And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only {ye heard} a voice. {only...: Heb. save a voice}

And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, {even} ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:15

Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day {that} the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

Deuteronomy 5:22

These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

Deuteronomy 5:4

The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,

John 12:28-30

Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, {saying}, I have both glorified {it}, and will glorify {it} again.

Deuteronomy 4:33

Did {ever} people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

Matthew 3:17

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

1 Kings 19:12-13

And after the earthquake a fire; {but} the LORD {was} not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

2 Peter 1:17-18

For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.