Key Verse Spotlight
Deuteronomy 4:28 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.β
Deuteronomy 4:28
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong {your} days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find {him}, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, {even} in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; {are...: Heb. have found thee}
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