The man said, “I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid. I was naked, so I hid.”
Deuteronomy 5:25 - Easy To Read Version But if we hear the Lord our God speak to us again, surely we will die! That terrible fire will destroy us! We don’t want to die! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, we shall die. American Standard Version (1901) Now 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. Common English Bible But why should we die? Surely this massive fire will consume us! If we hear any more of the LORD our God’s voice, we will die. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, why should we die, and why should this very great fire devour us? For if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, we will die. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Why shall we die therefore, and why shall this exceeding great fire consume us: for if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, we shall die. |
The man said, “I heard you walking in the garden, and I was afraid. I was naked, so I hid.”
During all this time, the people in the valley heard the thundering and saw the lightning on the mountain. They saw smoke rising from the mountain. The people were afraid, and they shook with fear. They stood away from the mountain and watched.
Then the people said to Moses, “If you want to speak to us, then we will listen. But please don’t let God speak to us. If this happens, we will die.”
But people who depend on following the law \{to make them right\} are under a curse. Why? Because the Scriptures say, “A person must do all the things that are written in the law. {\cf2\super [28]} If he does not always obey, then that person is under a curse!” {\cf2\super [29]}
God will send you this prophet because that is what you asked him to do. When you were gathered together at Mount Horeb (Sinai), {you were afraid of God’s voice and the great fire you saw on the mountain. So} you said, ‘Don’t let us hear the voice of the Lord our God again! Don’t let us see that great fire or we will die!’
They said, ‘The Lord our God has shown us his Glory and his greatness! We heard him speak from the fire! We have seen today that it is possible for a person to continue living even after God speaks to him.
There is no sound of a trumpet or a voice speaking words \{like those people heard\}. When the people heard the voice, they begged to never hear another word.