Deuteronomy 30:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

His commands aren't in heaven, so you can't excuse yourselves by saying, “How can we obey the LORD's commands? They are in heaven, and no one can go up to get them, then bring them down and explain them to us.”

Cross References

Proverbs 30:4

Has anyone gone up to heaven and come back down? Has anyone grabbed hold of the wind? Has anyone wrapped up the sea or marked out boundaries for the earth? If you know of any who have done such things, then tell me their names and their children's names.

John 3:13

No one has gone up to heaven except the Son of Man, who came down from there.

Deuteronomy 30:11

You know God's laws, and it isn't impossible to obey them.

Deuteronomy 30:13

And you can't say, “How can we obey the LORD's commands? They are across the sea, and someone must go across, then bring them back and explain them to us.”