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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the LORD our God is near us whenever we pray to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For what great nation has a god as near to them as the LORD our God is near to us whenever we call on him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For what nation <i>is there so</i> great, who <i>hath</i> God <i>so</i> nigh unto them, as the LORD our God <i>is</i> in all <i>things that</i> we call upon him <i>for</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For what great nation <i>is there</i> that has God <i>so</i> near to it, as the LORD our God <i>is</i> to us, for whatever <i>reason</i> we may call upon Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For what great nation <i>is there</i> that has a god so near to it as is the LORD our God whenever we call on Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the LORD our God whenever we call on Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the LORD our God whenever we call on Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is Yahweh our God whenever we call on Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For what great nation is there that has a god near to it as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For what great nation is there that has a god near to it as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For what great nation is there, that hath a god so nigh unto them, as Jehovah our God is whensoever we call upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For what great nation is there, that hath a god so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is whensoever we call upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />What great nation ever had their gods as near to them as the LORD our God is near to us whenever we pray to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"No other nation, no matter how great, has a god who is so near when they need him as the LORD our God is to us. He answers us whenever we call for help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For what great nation has a god so near like the LORD our God whenever we call on him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the LORD our God whenever we call on him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them, as the LORD our God is whenever we call on him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For what nation is there so great, which hath God so nigh to them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For what great nation is there that has a god so near to them as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For which [is] the great nation that has God [so] near to it, as our God YHWH, in all we have called to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For which is the great nation that hath God near unto it, as Jehovah our God, in all we have called unto him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For what great nation to whom God being near to it as Jehovah our God in all our calling to him?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither is there any other nation so great, that hath gods so nigh them, as our God is present to all our petitions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Neither is there any other nation so great, which has its gods so near to them, as our God is present to all our petitions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the LORD, our God, is to us whenever we call upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For what other great nation has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is whenever we call to him?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For what nation is there so great, whose god is so near to it as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For what is the great people whose god is near to it as is LORD JEHOVAH our God in all that we call upon him?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For what great nation is there, that hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is whensoever we call upon Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For what manner of nation <i>is so</i> great, which has God so near to them as the Lord our God <i>is</i> in all things in whatsoever we may call upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1168" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">An Exhortation to Obedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w (N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nation is</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great enough</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">have</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">a god</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qə·rō·ḇîm (Adj-mp) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">as near</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-k:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">as the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God is to us</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">whenever</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qå̄·rə·ʾē·nū (V-Qal-Inf:: 1cp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">we call</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">on Him?</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18</a></span><br />The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Psalm 34:18</a></span><br />The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27</a></span><br />God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">1 Kings 8:52-53</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You. / For You, O Lord GOD, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Romans 10:12-13</a></span><br />For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, / for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">2 Chronicles 15:2</a></span><br />So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Jeremiah 23:23-24</a></span><br />“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” / “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a></span><br />Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-5.htm">Philippians 4:5-6</a></span><br />Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near. / Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14-15</a></span><br />And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Exodus 33:16</a></span><br />For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-20.htm">Matthew 18:20</a></span><br />For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For what nation is there so great, who has God so near to them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call on him for?</p><p class="hdg">what nation</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">Numbers 23:9,21</a></b></br> For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-23.htm">2 Samuel 7:23</a></b></br> And what one nation in the earth <i>is</i> like thy people, <i>even</i> like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, <i>from</i> the nations and their gods?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-4.htm">Isaiah 43:4</a></b></br> Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.</p><p class="hdg">who hath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-26.htm">Deuteronomy 5:26</a></b></br> For who <i>is there of</i> all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we <i>have</i>, and lived?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God <i>is</i> our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-28.htm">Psalm 73:28</a></b></br> But <i>it is</i> good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-6.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-19.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">Way</a> <a href="/numbers/15-14.htm">Whenever</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-14.htm">Whensoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-7.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Way</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-6.htm">Whenever</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-52.htm">Whensoever</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">An exhortation to obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Recapitulation</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For what nation is great enough</b><br>This phrase highlights the uniqueness of Israel among the nations. In the ancient Near East, nations were often defined by their gods, and the greatness of a nation was frequently attributed to the power and presence of its deity. Israel's greatness is not in its military might or wealth but in its relationship with the LORD.<p><b>to have a god as near to them</b><br>The nearness of God to Israel is a central theme in the Old Testament. Unlike the distant and capricious gods of other nations, the LORD is intimately involved with His people. This nearness is demonstrated through the covenant relationship established at Sinai, where God gave the Law and dwelt among them in the Tabernacle.<p><b>as the LORD our God is to us</b><br>The personal nature of God is emphasized here. The use of "our God" signifies a personal and covenantal relationship. This is a God who has chosen Israel, delivered them from Egypt, and given them His laws. The LORD's presence is not just a theological concept but a lived reality for the Israelites.<p><b>whenever we call on Him?</b><br>This phrase underscores the accessibility of God to His people. In contrast to the gods of other nations, who were often seen as unpredictable and unapproachable, the LORD invites His people to call upon Him. This is a theme echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18</a>, "The LORD is near to all who call on Him." It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of prayer and God's readiness to hear His people, as seen in <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a> and <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is delivering this message to the people. He is reminding them of the unique relationship they have with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being reminded of their covenant relationship with Him and the laws they are to follow.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_horeb.htm">Mount Horeb (Sinai)</a></b><br>The place where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, symbolizing God's closeness and covenant with Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The personal name of God, emphasizing His covenantal relationship with Israel and His nearness to them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land that God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which the Israelites are preparing to enter.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_nearness.htm">God's Nearness</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the unparalleled closeness of God to His people. Unlike other nations, Israel has a God who is intimately involved in their lives and responsive to their prayers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The relationship between God and Israel is based on a covenant, which includes promises and responsibilities. This covenant is a model for our relationship with God through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_communication.htm">Prayer and Communication</a></b><br>The verse highlights the importance of prayer as a means of communication with God. Believers are encouraged to call on God, knowing He is near and attentive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_purpose.htm">Identity and Purpose</a></b><br>Understanding our identity as God's people should inspire us to live according to His purposes, reflecting His character and values in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_nations.htm">Witness to the Nations</a></b><br>Israel's unique relationship with God was meant to be a testimony to other nations. Similarly, Christians are called to be a light to the world, demonstrating God's love and truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'before_the_world'_mean.htm">Who loved us first?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_see_god's_power_in_exile.htm">Psalm 63:2 speaks of seeing God’s power in the sanctuary—how could David witness this if he was exiled from the sanctuary? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_lord_near.htm">Is the Lord near?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god_'near'_despite_doubts.htm">(Psalm 145:18) How can one verify that God is “near to all who call on him” given the countless unanswered prayers or spiritual doubts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7, 8.</span> - Translate, <span class="accented">For what great nation is there that hath gods that draft near to it</span>, <span class="accented">as Jehovah our God whenever we call upon him? And what great nation is there that hath righteous statutes and ordinances like this whole Law which I am giving before you this day?</span> (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Deuteronomy 33:29</a>; <a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17-20</a>; <a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/14-36.htm">1 Samuel 14:36</a>; <a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm">1 Kings 18:26-29, 37</a>; <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a>). "True right has its roots in God; and with the obscuration of the knowledge of God, law and right, with their divinely established foundations, are also shaken and obscured (cf. <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26-32</a>)" (Keil). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֚י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מִי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nation</span><br /><span class="heb">ג֣וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is so] great</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּד֔וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as to have</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a god</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[as] near</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרֹבִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(qə·rō·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּיהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to us whenever</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we call</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרְאֵ֖נוּ‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rə·’ê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on Him?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 4:7 For what great nation is there that (Deut. 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