Deuteronomy 11:12

Deuteronomy 11:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
• New International Version (NIV)It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.
• English Standard Version (ESV)a land that the Lord your God cares for. The eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
• New King James Version (NKJV)a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year.

Context of Deuteronomy 11:12

10The land you’re about to enter and take possession of isn’t like the land you left in Egypt. There you used to plant your seed, and you had to water it like a vegetable garden. 11The land you’re about to enter is a land with hills and valleys, watered by rain from the sky. It is a land the Lord your God cares about. He watches over it all year long. 13If you faithfully obey the commands that I’m giving you today, love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, 14I will send rain on your land at the right time, both in the fall and in the spring. Then you will gather your own grain, new wine, and olive oil.

Deuteronomy 11:12 word by word

אֶ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ דֹּרֵ֣שׁ אֹתָ֑הּ תָּמִ֗יד עֵינֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ בָּ֔הּ מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙ הַשָּׁנָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד אַחֲרִ֥ית שָׁנָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• careth forדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• alwaysתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• upon it, from the beginningרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
• of the yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• even unto the endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 11:12

• 1 Kings 9:3The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer for mercy that you made to me. I have declared that this temple which you have built is holy so that my name may be placed there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
• Ezra 5:5But the leaders of the Jews were under God’s watchful eye. They couldn’t be stopped until Darius received a report and sent a reply to it.
• Psalms 33:18The Lord’s eyes are on those who fear him, on those who wait with hope for his mercy
• Psalms 34:15The Lord’s eyes are on righteous people. His ears hear their cry for help.
• Jeremiah 24:6I will watch over them for their own good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the curse, according as they did or did not keep God's commandment. Sin tends to shorten the days of all men, and to shorten the days of a people's prosperity. God will bless them with an abundance of all good things, if they would love him and serve him. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is; but the favour of God shall put gladness into the heart, more than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12a land for which the LORD your God cares: God’s care included blessing the land with all the resources his people would need to survive and prosper there.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out--The physical features of Palestine present a striking contrast to those of the land of bondage. A widely extending plain forms the cultivated portion of Egypt, and on the greater part of this low and level country rain never falls. This natural want is supplied by the annual overflow of the Nile, and by artificial means from the same source when…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 11:12

• Blessing
• Canaan

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Act
• Coast
• Tread
• Care; Carefulness; Careful
• Deuteronomy
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• Agriculture
• Ten Commandments

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings