Deuteronomy 5 · Verse 25

Deuteronomy 5:25

Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die.
Deuteronomy 5:25, King James Version

Deuteronomy 5:25 in other translations

BSBBut now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.
WEBNow therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear the LORD our God’s voice any more, then we shall die.
ASVNow therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die.
YLT‘And, now, why do we die? for consume us doth this great fire--if we add to hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more--then we have died.
DARBYAnd now, why should we die? for this great fire will consume us. If we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, we shall die.
BBEWhy then is death to be our fate? For if the voice of the Lord our God comes to us any more, death will overtake us, and we will be burned up in this great fire.
WebsterNow therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

What does Deuteronomy 5:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 5:23-28

23-28. And ... ye came near unto me--(See on Ex 20:19).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:23-33

Moses refers to the consternation caused by the terror with which the law was given. God's appearances have always been terrible to man, ever since the fall; but Christ, having taken away sin, invites us to come boldly to the throne of grace. They were in a good mind, under the strong convictions of the word they heard. Many have their consciences startled by the law who have them not purified; fair promises are…

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Deuteronomy 5:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258
לָ֣מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H4100
נָמ֔וּתna.Mutwill we dieH4191
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
תֹֽאכְלֵ֔נוּto.khe.Le.nuit will consume usH398
הָאֵ֥שׁha.'Eshthe fireH784
הַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.Lah<the> greatH1419
הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
אִם\־'im-ifH518
יֹסְפִ֣ים\׀yo.se.Fim[are] repeatingH3254
אֲנַ֗חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH587
לִ֠שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'to hearH8085
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
ק֨וֹלKol[the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
וָמָֽתְנוּ\׃va.Ma.te.nuand we will dieH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 5:25

  • Deuteronomy 18:16

    According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

  • Hebrews 12:29

    For our God is a consuming fire.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:7-9

    But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

  • Galatians 3:21-22

    Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

  • Deuteronomy 33:2

    And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

  • Galatians 3:10

    For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

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this great.
18:16; 33:2; 2Co 3:7-9; Ga 3:10,21,22; Heb 12:29
hear. Heb. add to hear.

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 5:24

    And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.

  • Deuteronomy 5:25

    Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die.

  • Deuteronomy 5:26

    For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

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Deuteronomy 5:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ahora pues, ¿por qué moriremos? que este gran fuego nos consumirá: si tornáremos á oir la voz de Jehová nuestro Dios, moriremos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et maintenant, pourquoi mourrions-nous? car ce grand feu nous dévorera; si nous entendons encore la voix de l’ Éternel, notre Dieu, nous mourrons.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und nun, warum sollten wir sterben? denn dieses große Feuer wird uns verzehren. Wenn wir die Stimme Jehovas, unseres Gottes, noch weiter hören, so werden wir sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cur ergo moriemur, et devorabit nos ignis hic maximus? si enim audierimus ultra vocem Domini Dei nostri, moriemur.