Parallel Verses
Webster
And the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of words, but you saw no form—only a voice.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then the Lord spoke to you from the fire. You kept hearing the sound of the words, but didn’t see a form; there was only a voice.
International Standard Version
the LORD your God spoke from the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but you saw no form; there was only a voice.
A Conservative Version
And LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. Ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form, only a voice.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.
Amplified
Then the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of the words, but you saw no form—there was only a voice.
Bible in Basic English
And the voice of the Lord came to you out of the fire: the sound of his words came to your ears but you saw no form; there was nothing but a voice.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to you from the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will speak to you from the midst of the fire, ye hearing a voice of words, and ye seeing not an appearance, except a voice.
King James 2000
And the LORD spoke unto you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of the words, but saw no form; only you heard a voice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh spoke to you from the midst of the fire; {you heard} a sound of words, but {you did not see} a form--only a voice.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the voice of the words, but saw no likeness, only a voice.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD spake unto you out of the fire and ye heard the voice of the words; But saw no image, save heard a voice only.
NET Bible
Then the Lord spoke to you from the middle of the fire; you heard speech but you could not see anything -- only a voice was heard.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice.
The Emphasized Bible
Then spake Yahweh unto you out of the midst of the fire, - a voice of words, ye were hearing, no form, were ye seeing, there was only a voice.
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; only [you heard] a voice.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And Jehovah speaketh unto you out of the midst of the fire; a voice of words ye are hearing and a similitude ye are not seeing, only a voice;
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 4:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Call To Obedience
11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire to the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. 12 And the LORD spoke to you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. 13 And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 20:22
And the LORD said to Moses, Thus thou shalt say to the children of Israel; Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
Deuteronomy 5:4
The LORD talked with you face to face on the mount, from the midst of the fire,
Deuteronomy 5:22
These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly on the mount from 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 to me.
Deuteronomy 4:15
Take ye therefore good heed to yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spoke to you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire;
Deuteronomy 4:33
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
Deuteronomy 4:36
Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee; and upon earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardst his words from the midst of the fire.
Numbers 12:8
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
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.
Isaiah 30:21
And thy ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Isaiah 40:3
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:6
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all its goodliness is as the flower of the field:
Isaiah 40:18
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare to him?
Matthew 3:3
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Matthew 3:17
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 17:5
While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.
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.
Colossians 1:15
Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature:
2 Peter 1:17-18
For he received from God the Father honor 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.