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

13and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies, 14then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; He brought water for you out of the rock of flint. 16In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good for you in the end. 17Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

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

• He ledהָלַךְhâlak · to go: takeH1980
• the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• fieryשָׂרָףώârâph · serpentH8314
• and scorpionsעַקְרָב‛aqrâb · scorpionH6137
• and thirstyצִמָּאוֹןtsimmâ'ôn · thirsty groundH6774
• whereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• broughtיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• for you out of the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• of flintחַלָּמִישׁchallâmîysh · flintH2496

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:15

• Deuteronomy 1:19“Then we set out from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, just as the Lord our God had commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.
• Psalms 136:16To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
• Isaiah 63:12Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, Who divided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
• Jeremiah 2:6They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no man dwelt?’
• Numbers 21:6The Lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
• Hosea 13:5I cared for you in the wilderness, In the land of drought.
• Exodus 17:5Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pass before the people and take with you some of the elders of Israel; and take in your hand your staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
• Numbers 20:11Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank.
• Psalms 78:15He split the rocks in the wilderness And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.
• Psalms 105:41He opened the rock and water flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.
• Psalms 114:8Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.
• Isaiah 35:7The scorched land will become a pool And the thirsty ground springs of water; In the haunt of jackals, its resting place, Grass becomes reeds and rushes.
• 1 Corinthians 10:4and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.

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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• 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