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</div><div 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 />But as for you, the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Remember that the LORD rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of his own inheritance, as you are this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, <i>even</i> out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as <i>ye are</i> this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be His people, an inheritance, as you are this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people of His own possession, as today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Yahweh has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own inheritance, as today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron [smelting] furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as [you are] this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD selected you and brought you out of Egypt’s iron furnace to be a people for his inheritance, as you are today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD selected you and brought you out of Egypt&#8217s iron furnace to be a people for His inheritance, as you are today.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jehovah hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you are the LORD's people, because he rescued you from Egypt, that fiery furnace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But you are the people the LORD brought out of Egypt, the iron smelter, in order to make you his own people as you still are today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But you are the people he rescued from Egypt, that blazing furnace. He brought you out to make you his own people, as you are today. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace—out of Egypt—to be the people of his inheritance, as you are today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You, however, the LORD has selected and brought from Egypt, that iron-smelting furnace, to be his special people as you are today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But God has taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you out of the iron furnace, even from Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Yahweh has taken you, and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as it is today. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH has taken you, and He is bringing you out from the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be to Him for a people, an inheritance, as [at] this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And you hath Jehovah taken, and He is bringing you out from the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be to Him for a people -- an inheritance, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah took you and brought you forth out of the furnace of iron, out of Egypt, to be to him for a people of inheritance as this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the Lord hath taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace of Egypt, to make you his people of inheritance, as it is this present day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the Lord has taken you up, and led you away from the iron furnaces of Egypt, in order to have a people of inheritance, just as it is to the present day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but you the LORD has taken and led out of that iron foundry, Egypt, that you might be his people, his heritage, as you are today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron-smelter, out of Egypt, to become a people of his very own possession, as you are now.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD has taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be to him a people and an inheritance, as you are this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH has come near you and has brought you out from the furnace of iron from Egypt, that you would be a people to him and an inheritance, as today.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But you hath the LORD taken and brought forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto Him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But God took you, and led you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/4-20.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=1301" 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">Warning Against Idolatry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Yet the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qaḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">has taken</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ·ḵem (Conj-w:: DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yō·w·ṣi (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: hab·bar·zel (Art:: N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">out of the iron</a> <a href="/hebrew/3564.htm" title="3564: mik·kūr (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Smelting pot or furnace. From an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace.">furnace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">out of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lāh (N-fs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">of His inheritance,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kay·yō·wm (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">as you are today.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>The LORD, however, was angry with me on account of you, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.…<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="/exodus/19-4.htm">Exodus 19:4-6</a></span><br />‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. / Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a></span><br />See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">1 Kings 8:51</a></span><br />For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4</a></span><br />which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a></span><br />He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6-7</a></span><br />Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. / I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-17.htm">Malachi 3:17</a></span><br />“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-4.htm">Psalm 135:4</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9-10</a></span><br />And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. / You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a></span><br />You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-14.htm">Ephesians 1:14</a></span><br />who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1</a></span><br />But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13</a></span><br />He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a></span><br />Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the LORD has taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as you are this day.</p><p class="hdg">the iron</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">1 Kings 8:51</a></b></br> For they <i>be</i> thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Jeremiah 11:4</a></b></br> Which I commanded your fathers in the day <i>that</i> I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:</p><p class="hdg">a people</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26,29</a></b></br> I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Deuteronomy 32:9</a></b></br> For the LORD'S portion <i>is</i> his people; Jacob <i>is</i> the lot of his inheritance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5,6</a></b></br> Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth <i>is</i> mine: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-30.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-14.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-28.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Iron-Smelting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-5.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-22.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-21.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-9.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">Iron-Smelting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-22.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Today</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'; 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It reflects the covenant relationship between God and His chosen people, highlighting His role as the divine rescuer. This act of taking is reminiscent of God's promises to the patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, where He pledged to make their descendants a great nation (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>).<p><b>and brought you out of the iron furnace,</b><br>The "iron furnace" metaphorically describes the harsh conditions of slavery in Egypt. This imagery conveys the intense suffering and oppression the Israelites endured. In ancient Near Eastern culture, furnaces were used for refining metals, symbolizing purification and transformation. This deliverance prefigures the refining process of trials that believers undergo, as seen in <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a>, where faith is tested by fire.<p><b>out of Egypt,</b><br>Egypt represents bondage and idolatry, a place of spiritual and physical captivity. The exodus from Egypt is a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing salvation and liberation. This event foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who frees believers from the bondage of sin (<a href="/john/8-34.htm">John 8:34-36</a>).<p><b>to be the people of His inheritance,</b><br>This phrase signifies the special status of Israel as God's chosen people, set apart for His purposes. The concept of inheritance is deeply rooted in the Abrahamic covenant, where God promised land and blessings to Abraham's descendants (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). In the New Testament, believers in Christ are described as co-heirs with Him, sharing in the spiritual inheritance (<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a>).<p><b>as you are today.</b><br>This statement underscores the present reality of Israel's identity and relationship with God. It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises. The continuity of God's covenant with Israel is affirmed, and it calls for a response of obedience and faithfulness from the people. This present reality is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to live out their identity in Christ (<a href="/ephesians/4.htm">Ephesians 4:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who delivered His people from slavery in Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, whom He delivered from bondage to be His special possession.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were enslaved, often symbolizing oppression and sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/iron_furnace.htm">Iron Furnace</a></b><br>A metaphor for the harsh and oppressive conditions of slavery in Egypt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The special status and blessings that God bestows upon His people, signifying a relationship and covenant with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>God is a deliverer who rescues His people from bondage. Just as He brought Israel out of Egypt, He delivers us from sin and spiritual oppression.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Being God's people involves a covenant relationship. We are called to live in obedience and faithfulness, reflecting our status as His inheritance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/refining_process.htm">Refining Process</a></b><br>The metaphor of the iron furnace suggests that trials and hardships can be a refining process, purifying and preparing us for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_purpose.htm">Identity and Purpose</a></b><br>Understanding our identity as God's chosen people gives us purpose and direction. We are called to be a light to the nations, reflecting God's glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_in_christ.htm">Inheritance in Christ</a></b><br>As believers, we have an inheritance in Christ that is eternal and secure. This should motivate us to live with hope and assurance.<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/where's_the_proof_of_israel's_exodus.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 depicts God rescuing Israel from Egyptian slavery—where is the historical or archaeological proof for an event of such magnitude? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_bible_passages_vary_on_israel's_land.htm">If Psalm 47:4 says God chooses Israel’s inheritance, why do other Bible passages suggest different territorial boundaries and covenants? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_deut._5_4_be_verified_historically.htm">Deuteronomy 5:4 states God spoke 'face to face' with Israel; how can this be verified historically or scientifically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_temple_worship_essential_in_psalm_100_4.htm">Why does the psalm present worship at the temple ('enter his gates,' Psalm 100:4) as essential, when other parts of the Bible emphasize worship outside Jerusalem's temple?</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">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Iron furnace</span> - furnace for smelting iron: "figure of burning torment in Egypt" (Herxheimer). This reference to the smelting of iron shows that, though the implements of the ancient Egyptians were mostly of copper, iron must also have been in extensive use among them. Other references to the use of iron are to be found in the Pentateuch; see <a href="/genesis/4-22.htm">Genesis 4:22</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Leviticus 26:19</a>; <a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Numbers 35:16</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/8-9.htm">Deuteronomy 8:9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Deuteronomy 19:5</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-5.htm">Deuteronomy 27:5</a> (Goguet, 'Origine des Lois,' 1:172; Wilkinson, 'Ancient Egypt,' 1:169; 2:155). <span class="cmt_word">To be unto him a people</span>, etc. (cf. <a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Exodus 19:4-6</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/4-20.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">Yet the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">has taken</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶתְכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּוֹצִ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·ṣi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of the iron</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bar·zel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iron, an iron implement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">furnace,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכּ֥וּר</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3564.htm">Strong's 3564: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smelting pot or furnace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of Egypt,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be</span><br /><span class="heb">לִהְי֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of His inheritance,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as you are today.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(kay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 4:20 But Yahweh has taken you and brought (Deut. 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