Shēnméngjì 30:19

19 Wǒ jīnrì hū tiān huàn dì xiàng nǐ zuò jiànzhèng . wǒ jiāng shēng sǐ huò fú chén míng zaì nǐ miànqián , suǒyǐ nǐ yào jiǎnxuǎn shēngmìng , shǐ nǐ hé nǐde hòuyì dōu de cún huó .

Shēnméngjì 30:19 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 30:19

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you
Either, literally understood, the heavens above him, and the earth on which he stood, those inanimate bodies, which are frequently called upon as witnesses to matters of moment and importance; see ( Deuteronomy 4:26 ) ( 32:1 ) ( Isaiah 1:2 ) ; or figuratively, the inhabitants of both, angels and men:

[that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing;
had plainly told them in express words what would be the consequence of obedience and disobedience to the law of God; long life, and the blessings of it in the land of Canaan, to those that obey it; death, by various means, and dreadful curses, to those that disobey it; of which see at large ( Deuteronomy 28:16-68 ) ;

therefore choose life, that thou and thy seed may live;
that is, prefer obedience to the law, and choose to perform that, the consequence of which is life; that they and their posterity might live comfortably and happily, quietly and safely, and constantly, even to the latest ages, in the land of Canaan.

Shēnméngjì 30:19 In-Context

17 Tǎngruò nǐ xīnli piānlí , bú kĕn tīng cóng , què beì gōuyǐn qù jìngbaì shìfèng bié shén ,

18 Wǒ jīnrì míng míng gàosu nǐmen , nǐmen bìyào mièwáng . zaì nǐ guō Yuēdànhé , jìn qù de wéi yè de dì shàng , nǐde rìzi bì bú chángjiǔ .

19 Wǒ jīnrì hū tiān huàn dì xiàng nǐ zuò jiànzhèng . wǒ jiāng shēng sǐ huò fú chén míng zaì nǐ miànqián , suǒyǐ nǐ yào jiǎnxuǎn shēngmìng , shǐ nǐ hé nǐde hòuyì dōu de cún huó .

20 Qiĕ aì Yēhéhuá nǐde shén , tīng cóng tāde huà , zhuān kào tā . yīnwei tā shì nǐde shēngmìng , nǐde rìzi chángjiǔ yĕ zaìhu tā . zhèyàng , nǐ jiù kĕyǐ zaì Yēhéhuá xiàng nǐ lièzǔ Yàbólāhǎn , Yǐsā , Yǎgè qǐshì yīngxǔ suǒ cì de dì shàng jūzhù .