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Deuteronomy 31:28 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Deuteronomy 31:28 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 31 verse 28 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.”
Deuteronomy 31:28 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 31:28
Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers—Moses assembled Israel's leadership for final testimony. That I may speak these words in their ears—direct, personal communication to those responsible for leading after his death. And call heaven and earth to record against them—the covenant lawsuit invoked cosmic witnesses. The Hebrew a'idah (אָעִידָה, 'I will cause to witness') used legal terminology for summoning testimony in court proceedings.Calling heaven and earth as witnesses appears in Moses's song (Deuteronomy 32:1) and throughout prophetic literature (Isaiah 1:2, Micah...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 31:28
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“that you shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto you go over the Jordan to possess it; you shall not prolong your days on it”
“you heavens”
“that I have set before you life and death”
“I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
“and said: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.,And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.,וַיִּקְרָא יַעֲקֹב אֶל־בָּנָיו וַיֹּאמֶר הֵאָסְפוּ וְאַגִּידָה לָכֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָא אֶתְכֶם בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים׃ ,And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: Gather yourselves together”
“heavens”
“the men and the women and the little ones”
“your tribes”
“Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel”
“and made them heads over the people”