²⁴ you said, ‘Look, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice from the midst of the fire; this day we have seen^[a] that God can speak with a human being, yet he remains alive.^{[b] 25} And so then why shall we die, for this great fire will consume us if we continue^[c] to hear the voice of Yahweh our God any longer, and so we shall die? ²⁶ For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire as we have heard it and remained alive?^[d]