Exodus 20:22 (DBY)

Passage

And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: Ye have seen that I have spoken with you from the heavens.

Nearby Context

Exodus 20:20 And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.

Exodus 20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.

Exodus 20:22 And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: Ye have seen that I have spoken with you from the heavens.

Exodus 20:23 Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.

Exodus 20:24 An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen: in all places where I shall make my name to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and bless thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "said", "moses", "thus", "shalt", "thou", "children", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And the people stood afar off and..." into verse 23's "Ye shall not make beside me gods...", so "jehovah" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.