Deuteronomy 4:7

In 11 translations

BSB

For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?

KJV

For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

WEB

For what great nation is there that has a god so near to them as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him?

ASV

For what great nation is there, that hath a god so nigh unto them, as Jehovah our God is whensoever we call upon him?

LSV

For which [is] the great nation that has God [so] near to it, as our God YHWH, in all we have called to Him?

YLT

'For which [is] the great nation that hath God near unto it, as Jehovah our God, in all we have called unto him?

DBY

For what great nation is there that hath God near to them as Jehovah our God is in everything we call upon him for?ElohimElohim

DRC

Neither is there any other nation so great, that hath gods so nigh them, as our God is present to all our petitions.

GNV

For what nation is so great, vnto whome the gods come so neere vnto them, as the Lord our God is neere vnto vs, in all that we call vnto him for?

JPS

For what great nation is there, that hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is whensoever we call upon Him?

LXXE

For what manner of nation is so great, which has God so near to them as the Lord our God is in all things in whatsoever we may call upon him?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

כִּ֚י מִי־ג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־ל֥וֹ אֱלֹהִ֖ים קְרֹבִ֣ים אֵלָ֑יו כַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּכָּל־קָרְאֵ֖נוּ אֵלָֽיו׃Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.Marks an anomalous form.We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

LXX-Br

Ὅτι ποῖον ἔθνος μέγα, ᾧ ἐστιν αὐτῷ Θεὸς ἐγγίζων αὐτοῖς ὡς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν πᾶσιν οἷς ἐὰν αὐτὸν ἐπικαλεσώμεθα;

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• Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
• 2 Samuel 7:23And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their…
• Psalms 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
• Psalms 73:28But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
• James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
• Psalms 148:14He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
• Isaiah 43:4Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
• Deuteronomy 5:26For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?
• Ephesians 2:12–22remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you…
• Numbers 23:9For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.
• Numbers 23:21He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.

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