Deuteronomy 4:32

32 "Indeed, ¹ask now concerning the former days which were before you, since the ²day that God created man on the earth, and inquire ³from one end of the heavens to the other *. ⁴Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it?

Deuteronomy 4:32 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:32

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee,
&c.] Inquire into and consult the annals of former times, of ages past:

since the day that God created man upon the earth;
trace them quite up to the creation of the world, and men in it:

and [ask] from the one side of heaven to the other;
traverse the whole globe, and examine the records of every nation in it in both hemispheres:

whether there hath been any such [thing] as this great thing is, or
hath been heard like it?
whether they can give any account of anything seen, heard, or done like what follows; suggesting that they cannot furnish out an instance to be mentioned with it.

Deuteronomy 4:32 In-Context

30 "When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.

31 "For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.

32 "Indeed, ask now concerning the former days which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and inquire from one end of the heavens to the other . Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it?

33 "Has any people heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard it, and survived?

34 "Or has a god tried to go to take for himself a nation from within another nation by trials, by signs and wonders and by war and by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm and by great terrors, as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 32:7; Job 8:8
• 2. Genesis 1:27; Isaiah 45:12
• 3. Deuteronomy 28:64; Matthew 24:31
• 4. Deuteronomy 4:7; 2 Samuel 7:23

Footnotes

• [a] Or "Adam"