New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 8:7-18
7For 1the LordH3068 your GodH430 is bringingH935 you into a goodH2896 landH776, a landH776 of streamsH5158 of waterH4325, of fountainsH5871 and springsH8415, flowingH3318 outH3318 in valleysH1237 and hillsH2022; 8a landH776 of wheatH2406 and barleyH8184, of vinesH1612, figH8384 treesH8384, and pomegranatesH7416, a landH776 of oliveH2132 oilH8081 and honeyH1706; 9a landH776 whereH834 you will eatH398 foodH3899 withoutH3808 shortageH4544, in which you will not lackH2637 anythingH3605; a landH776 whoseH834 stonesH68 are ironH1270, and out of whose hillsH2022 you can digH2672 copperH5178. 10When 2you have eatenH398 and areH7646 satisfiedH7646, you shall blessH1288 the LordH3068 your GodH430 for the goodH2896 landH776 whichH834 He has givenH5414 you.
11“BeH8104 carefulH8104 that you do not 3forgetH7911 the LordH3068 your GodH430 by failingH1115 to keepH8104 His commandmentsH4687, His ordinancesH4941, and His statutesH2708 whichH834 I am commandingH6680 you todayH3117; 12otherwiseH6435, 4when you eatH398 and areH7646 satisfiedH7646, and you buildH1129 goodH2896 housesH1004 and liveH3427 in them, 13and when your herdsH1241 and your flocksH6629 increaseH7235, and your silverH3701 and goldH2091 increaseH7235, and everythingH3605 that you have increasesH7235, 14then your heartH3824 will 5becomeH7311 proudH7311 and you will 6forgetH7911 the LordH3068 your GodH430 who broughtH3318 you outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, out of the houseH1004 of 7slaveryH5650; 15He who ledH1980 you through 8the greatH1419 and terribleH3372 wildernessH4057, with its 9fieryH8314 serpentsH8314 and scorpionsH6137, and its thirstyH6774 groundH6774 whereH834 thereH369 wasH369 noH369 waterH4325; He who 10broughtH3318 waterH4325 for you outH3318 of the rockH6697 of flintH2496. 16In the wildernessH4057 it was He who fedH398 you mannaH4478 11whichH834 your fathersH1 did not knowH3045, inH4616 orderH4616 toH4616 humbleH6031 you and inH4616 orderH4616 toH4616 12putH5254 you toH5254 theH5254 testH5254, to doH3190 goodH3190 for you 13in the endH319. 17Otherwise, 14you may sayH559 in your heartH3824, ‘My powerH3581 and the strengthH6108 of my handH3027 madeH6213 me thisH2088 wealthH2428.’ 18But you are to rememberH2142 the LordH3068 your GodH430, for 15it is He who is givingH5414 you powerH3581 to makeH6213 wealthH2428, inH4616 orderH4616 toH4616 confirmH6965 His covenantH1285 whichH834 He sworeH7650 to your fathersH1, as it is thisH2088 dayH3117.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 8:7 Deut 11:9-12; Jer 2:7 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 8:10 Deut 6:11 ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 8:11 Deut 4:9 ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 8:12 Prov 30:9; Hos 13:6 ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 8:14 Lit be high ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 8:14 Deut 8:11; Ps 106:21 ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 8:14 Lit slaves ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 8:15 Deut 1:19; Jer 2:6 ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 8:15 Num 21:6 ↩
- 10. Deuteronomy 8:15 Ex 17:6; Num 20:11; Deut 32:13; Ps 78:15; 114:8 ↩
- 11. Deuteronomy 8:16 Ex 16:15 ↩
- 12. Deuteronomy 8:16 Deut 8:2 ↩
- 13. Deuteronomy 8:16 Lit at your end ↩
- 14. Deuteronomy 8:17 Deut 9:4 ↩
- 15. Deuteronomy 8:18 Prov 10:22; Hos 2:8 ↩
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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