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Hebrews 6:7
7For soil that drinks the rain which often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whose benefit it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God;
Hebrews 6:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
- New International Version (NIV)Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God;
Context of Hebrews 6:7
5and have tasted and consciously experienced the good word of God and the powers of the age (world) to come, 6and then have fallen away—it is impossible to bring them back again to repentance, since they again nail the Son of God on the cross [for as far as they are concerned, they are treating the death of Christ as if they were not saved by it], and are holding Him up again to public disgrace. For soil that drinks the rain which often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whose benefit it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God; 8but if it persistently produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. 9But, beloved, even though we speak to you in this way, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and of things that accompany salvation.
Read all of Hebrews 6Hebrews 6:7 word by word
Γῆ γὰρ ἡ πιοῦσα τὸν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς ἐρχόμενον πολλάκις ὑετὸν καὶ τίκτουσα βοτάνην εὔθετον ἐκείνοις δι᾽ οὓς καὶ γεωργεῖται, μεταλαμβάνει εὐλογίας ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- the earth whichγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
- drinketh inπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
- the rainὑετόςhuetos · rainG5205
- that comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- oftπολλάκιςpollakis · oftenG4178
- uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- bringeth forthτίκτωtiktō · to give birth toG5088
- herbsβοτάνηbotanē · cropG1008
- meetεὔθετοςeuthetos · suitableG2111
- for themἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- it is dressedγεωργέωgeōrgeō · to farmG1090
- receivethμεταλαμβάνωmetalambanō · to partakeG3335
- blessingεὐλογίαeulogia · praiseG2129
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
Cross-references for Hebrews 6:7
- Deuteronomy 28:11The Lord will give you great prosperity, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.
- Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and make it overflow [with water]; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You provide their grain, when You have prepared the earth.
- Psalms 104:11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst there.
- Isaiah 55:10For as the rain and snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth, Making it bear and sprout, And providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
- Joel 2:21Do not fear, O land; be glad and rejoice, For the Lord has done great things!
- James 5:7So wait patiently, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits [expectantly] for the precious harvest from the land, being patient about it, until it receives the early and late rains.
- Genesis 27:27So he came and kissed him; and Isaac smelled his clothing and blessed him and said, “The scent of my son [Esau] Is like the aroma of a field which the Lord has blessed;
- Leviticus 25:21then [this is My answer:] I will order My [special] blessing for you in the sixth year, so that it will produce [sufficient] crops for three years.
- Psalms 24:5He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
- Psalms 65:10You water its furrows abundantly, You smooth its ridges; You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.
- Psalms 126:6He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting], Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour out water on him who is thirsty, And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
- Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around My hill (Jerusalem, Zion) a blessing. And I will make showers come down in their season; there will be [abundant] showers of blessing (divine favor).
- Hosea 10:12Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate]; Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness. Break up your uncultivated ground, For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing] Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.
- Malachi 3:10Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you [so great] a blessing until there is no more room to receive it.
Commentaries on Hebrews 6:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For the earth which drinketh in the rain - As much as if he had said: In giving up such apostates as utterly incurable, we act as men do in cultivating their fields; for as the ground, which drinketh in the rain by which the providence of God waters it, brings forth fruit to compensate the toil of the tiller, and continues to be cultivated, God granting his blessing to the labors of the husbandman; so,Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For the earth - The design of the apostle by this comparison is apparent. It is to show the consequences of not making a proper use of all the privileges which Christians have, and the effect which would follow should those privileges fail to be improved. He says, it is like the earth. If that absorbs the rain, and produces an abundant harvest, it receives the divine blessing. If not, it is cursed, or is worthless. The design is to show that “if”…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8land: Fertile land symbolizes blessing, while barren land with thorns and thistles represents a curse. Burning such a field symbolizes judgment (2 Samuel 23:4–7; Isaiah 10:17; 33:12; Ezekiel 19:12–13; Matthew 3:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. the earth--rather as Greek (no article), "land." which drinketh in--Greek, "which has drunk in"; not merely receiving it on the surface. Answering to those who have enjoyed the privilege of Christian experiences, being in some sense renewed by the Holy Ghost; true alike of those who persevere and those who "fall away." the rain that cometh oft upon it--not merely failing over it, or towards it, but falling and resting upon it so as to cover it (the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hebrews 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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