Deuteronomy 11:14

Deuteronomy 11:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
• New International Version (NIV)then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.

Context of Deuteronomy 11:14

12It 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, I 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. 15I will provide grass in the fields for your animals, and you will be able to eat all you want. 16Be careful, or you’ll be tempted to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.

Deuteronomy 11:14 word by word

וְנָתַתִּ֧י מְטַֽר־אַרְצְכֶ֛ם בְּעִתּ֖וֹ יוֹרֶ֣ה וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ וְאָסַפְתָּ֣ דְגָנֶ֔ךָ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֖ וְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• of your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• in his due seasonעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• the first rainיוֹרֶהyôreh · autumn rainH3138
• and the latter rainמַלְקוֹשׁmalqôsh · spring rainH4456
• that thou mayest gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• in thy cornדָּגָןdâgân · grainH1715
• and thy wineתִּירוֹשׁtîyrôsh tîyrôsh · new wineH8492
• and thine oilיִצְהָרyitshâr · oilH3323

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 11:14

• Deuteronomy 28:12The Lord will open the heavens, his rich storehouse, for you. He will send rain on your land at the right time and bless everything you do. You will be able to make loans to many nations but won’t need to borrow from any.
• Leviticus 26:4“I will give you rain at the right time. The land will produce its crops, and the trees in the field will produce their fruit.
• Job 5:10He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
• Job 37:11Yes, he loads the thick clouds with moisture and scatters his lightning from the clouds.
• Psalms 65:9You take care of the earth, and you water it. You make it much richer than it was. (The river of God is filled with water.) You provide grain for them. Indeed, you even prepare the ground.
• Jeremiah 14:22The worthless gods of the nations can’t make it rain. By themselves, the skies can’t give showers. But you can, O Lord our God. We have hope in you because you do all these things.
• Ezekiel 34:26I will bless them and the places around my hill. I will send rain at the right time. These showers will be a blessing to them.
• Joel 2:22Wild animals, do not be afraid. The pastures in the wilderness have turned green. The trees have produced their fruit. There are plenty of figs and grapes.
• James 5:7Brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord comes again. See how farmers wait for their precious crops to grow. They wait patiently for fall and spring rains.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The rain - in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain - By the first or former rain we are to understand that which fell in Judea about November, when they sowed their seed, and this served to moisten and prepare the ground for the vegetation of the seed. The latter rain fell about April, when the corn was well grown up, and served to fill the ears, and render them plump and perfect. Rain rarely fell in Judea at any other seasons than these. If…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The first rain and the latter rain - The former is the proper term for the autumn rain, falling about the time of sowing, and which may be named “the former,” as occurring in the early part of the Hebrew civil year, namely, in October and November. The other word is applied to the spring rain, which falls in March and April, because it fits the earth for the ingathering of harvest. Between these two wet periods, and except them, there was little or no…Read the comment
• 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. 8-32Here, Moses adds to the covenant stipulations (the commands in chapters 5–11) a list of blessings and curses. These blessings and curses are similar to the longer list that appears at the end of the covenant text in 27–28. They show the results of obeying or disobeying the covenant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. the first rain and the latter rain--The early rain commenced in autumn, that is, chiefly during the months of September and October, while the latter rain fell in the spring of the year, that is, during the months of March and April. It is true that occasional showers fell all the winter; but, at the autumnal and vernal seasons, they were more frequent, copious, and important; for the early rain was necessary, after a hot and protracted summer, to…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 11:14

• Blessing
• Diligence
• Obedience
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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