²⁴ They said, ‘Look, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice from the heart of the fire. Today we have seen that God can speak to us humans, and yet we live!

³³ Has any nation ever heard the voice of God^[a] speaking from fire—as you did—and survived?

¹⁹ As the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God thundered his reply.

²² and he said to his wife, “We will certainly die, for we have seen God!”

⁴ At the mountain the Lord spoke to you face to face from the heart of the fire. ⁵ I stood as an intermediary between you and the Lord, for you were afraid of the fire and did not want to approach the mountain. He spoke to me, and I passed his words on to you. This is what he said:

²⁰ But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.”

³⁰ Jacob named the place Peniel (which means “face of God”), for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared.”