American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 8:10
10And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
Deuteronomy 8:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
- New International Version (NIV)When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
Context of Deuteronomy 8:10
8a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey; 9a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper. And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Read all of Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 8:10 word by word
וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ וּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן־לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:10
- Deuteronomy 6:11and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full;
- Psalms 103:2Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:
- Matthew 14:19And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
- John 6:23(howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks):
- Romans 14:6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.
- 1 Timothy 4:4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:
- 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
- Proverbs 3:9Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:10
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Moses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against the temptations of a prosperous condition. When men possess large estates, or are engaged in profitable business, they find the temptation to pride, forgetfulness of God, and carnal-mindedness, very strong; and they are anxious and troubled about many things. In this the believing poor have…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20After Israel settled in the land, they might begin to think that their success came from their own strength and skill. This is a common human tendency. Moses warned them not to become proud or congratulate themselves. They must remember that God alone gives prosperity and success. All that they achieve comes from him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live--In all the wise arrangements of our Creator duty has been made inseparably connected with happiness; and the earnest enforcement of the divine law which Moses was making to the Israelites was in order to secure their being a happy (because a moral and religious) people: a course of prosperity is often called "life" (Ge 17:18; Pr 3:2). live, and multiply--This…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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