Deuteronomy 8:15

Deuteronomy 8:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
• New International Version (NIV)He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock,
• New King James Version (NKJV)who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock;

Context of Deuteronomy 8:15

13You will have many cows, sheep and goats. You will have plenty of gold and silver. You will have many more things than you have now. 14Then be careful! Do not become proud. Never forget the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt. He rescued you from the place where you were slaves. He led you through the large and terrible desert where there were dangerous snakes and scorpions. It was very hot and dry. There was no water there for you to drink. But the Lord made water pour out of a hard rock for you. 16In the desert, he gave you manna to eat. That was food that your ancestors had never seen. He tested you, to see if you would trust him. He did that to help you enjoy good things in the end. 17You must never say to yourself, ‘I have got all these valuable things because I am strong and clever!’

Deuteronomy 8:15 word by word

הַמּוֹלִ֨יכֲךָ֜ בַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר׀ הַגָּדֹ֣ל וְהַנּוֹרָ֗א נָחָ֤שׁ׀ שָׂרָף֙ וְעַקְרָ֔ב וְצִמָּא֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֵֽין־מָ֑יִם הַמּוֹצִ֤יא לְךָ֙ מַ֔יִם מִצּ֖וּר הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Who ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• thee through that greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• fieryשָׂרָףώârâph · serpentH8314
• serpentsנָחָשׁnâchâsh · serpentH5175
• and scorpionsעַקְרָב‛aqrâb · scorpionH6137
• and droughtצִמָּאוֹןtsimmâ'ôn · thirsty groundH6774
• no waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• who brought thee forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• out of the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• of flintחַלָּמִישׁchallâmîysh · flintH2496

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:15

• Deuteronomy 1:19Then we left Sinai, as the Lord our God had commanded us to do. We travelled through the desert towards the hill country of the Amorites. You saw that the desert was very big and it made you very afraid. Finally, we arrived at Kadesh-Barnea.
• Isaiah 63:12He caused his power to be with Moses, as Moses raised his arm over the sea. He caused the waters to become separate so that his people could go across. In that way, he caused his name always to be famous.
• Jeremiah 2:6They did not think to themselves, “Where is the Lord? We should ask him to help us. He brought us safely out of Egypt. He led us through the wilderness. It was a place with dry sand and deep holes. There was no water there and it was dangerous. Nobody lives in that desert, and nobody even travels through it.”
• Numbers 21:6Then the Lord sent snakes among the people. They bit the people and many of the Israelites died.
• Hosea 13:5I took care of you in the wilderness, where it was very hot and dry.
• Exodus 17:5The Lord said to Moses, ‘Take some of the leaders of the Israelites with you and go in front of the people. Take your stick in your hand. Take the stick that you used to hit the Nile river. Now go!
• Numbers 20:11Moses lifted up his arm. He hit the rock twice with his stick. Water poured out from the rock. The people and their animals drank the water.
• Psalms 78:15He broke rocks into pieces in the wilderness so that his people had plenty of water. Springs of water came from deep in the earth.
• Psalms 105:41He broke a rock, so that water poured out from it. It ran as a river through the dry places.
• Psalms 114:8He changes a rock into a pool of water! Water pours out of a hard rock!
• Isaiah 35:7The hot earth will become a pool of water. The dry ground will have springs of water. In the places where jackals made their homes, there will now be grasses and reeds.
• 1 Corinthians 10:4All of them drank the same spiritual drink. They drank water from the spiritual rock that went with them. Christ was that rock.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Who led thee through that - terrible wilderness - See the account of their journeying in the notes, Exodus 16:1; (note), etc.; Numbers 21 (note), etc. Fiery serpents - Serpents whose bite occasioned a most violent inflammation, accompanied with an unquenchable thirst, and which terminated in death. See on Numbers 21:6; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Render: “Who brought thee through that great and terrible wilderness, the fiery serpent and the scorpion, and the dry land where are no waters.” On the fiery serpents see Numbers 21:6 note.Read the comment
• 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. 15water from the rock: See Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:2–13; see also Deuteronomy 1:37.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2011-20. Beware that thou forget not the Lord--After mentioning those instances of the divine goodness, Moses founded on them an argument for their future obedience.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 8:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Animals
• Blessing
• Desert
• Flint
• Prosperity
• Riches
• Rock
• Scorpion
• Serpent

In the dictionaries

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• Scorpions
• Seraphim
• Flint
• Scorpion
• Serpent
• Water

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