Deuteronomy 4:11

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.

And ye came near {H7126} and stood {H5975} under the mountain {H2022}; and the mountain {H2022} burned {H1197} with fire {H784} unto the midst {H3820} of heaven {H8064}, with darkness {H6205}, clouds {H6051}, and thick darkness {H2822}.

You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain; and the mountain blazed with fire to the heart of heaven, with darkness, clouds and thick mist.

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 5:23 (3 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, [even] all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

  • Exodus 19:16 (2 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that [was] in the camp trembled.

  • Exodus 19:18 (2 votes)

    And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

  • Hebrews 12:18 (2 votes)

    ¶ For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

  • Hebrews 12:19 (2 votes)

    And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which [voice] they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

  • Exodus 20:18 (1 votes)

    ¶ And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood afar off.

  • Exodus 20:19 (1 votes)

    And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.