Deuteronomy 26:15

Deuteronomy 26:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
• New International Version (NIV)Look down from heaven, your holy dwelling place, and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us as you promised on oath to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel and the ground that you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, “a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’

Context of Deuteronomy 26:15

13Then you shall say before the Lord your God, “I have removed the sacred offering from my house and given it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows just as you have commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten your commandments. 14I have not eaten anything when I was in mourning, or removed any of it while ceremonially unclean, or offered any of it to the dead; I have obeyed you and have done everything you have commanded me. Look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us, just as you promised our ancestors – a land flowing with milk and honey.” 16Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul. 17Today you have declared the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him.

Deuteronomy 26:15 word by word

הַשְׁקִיפָה֩ מִמְּע֨וֹן קָדְשְׁךָ֜ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבָרֵ֤ךְ אֶֽת־עַמְּךָ֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֵת֙ הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תָּה לָ֑נוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ לַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Look downשָׁקַףshâqaph · to lookH8259
• from thy holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• habitationמָעוֹןmâ‛ôn mâ‛îyn · habitationH4583
• from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• which thou hast givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• us, as thou swarestשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• unto our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• that flowethזוּבzûb · to flow: flowingH2100
• with milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
• and honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 26:15

• Deuteronomy 26:7So we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and he heard us and saw our humiliation, toil, and oppression.
• 1 Kings 8:27“God does not really live on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!
• Psalms 102:19For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,
• Isaiah 57:15For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
• Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
• Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven and take notice, from your holy, majestic palace! Where are your zeal and power? Do not hold back your tender compassion!
• Isaiah 66:1This is what the Lord says: “The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?
• Zechariah 2:13Be silent in the Lord’s presence, all people everywhere, for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.
• Matthew 6:9So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
• Acts 7:49‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is my resting place?
• Psalms 28:9Deliver your people! Empower the nation that belongs to you! Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms at all times!
• Psalms 51:18Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!
• Psalms 90:17May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!
• Psalms 115:12The Lord takes notice of us, he will bless – he will bless the family of Israel, he will bless the family of Aaron.
• Psalms 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled!
• Jeremiah 31:23The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem, ‘May the Lord bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.’

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 How should the earth yield its increase, or, if it does, what comfort can we take in it, unless therewith our God gives us his blessing? All this represented the covenant relation between a reconciled God and every true believer, and the privileges and duties belonging to it. We must be watchful, and show that according to the covenant of grace in Christ Jesus, the Lord is our God, and we are his people, waiting in his appointed way for the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Under the covenant, God required his people to give him tribute every year, or even more often. Because Israel was an agricultural society, God asked for offerings of animals, crops, or grain. This tribute celebrated the great redemption of the Israelites during the exodus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year--Among the Hebrews there were two tithings. The first was appropriated to the Levites (Nu 18:21). The second, being the tenth of what remained, was brought to Jerusalem in kind; or it was converted into money, and the owner, on arriving in the capital, purchased sheep, bread, and oil (De 14:22, 23). This was done for two consecutive years. But this second tithing…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 26:15

• Blessing
• Heaven
• Milk
• Tithes

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• Israel
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• Jacob, Israel
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• Atonement, Day of
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• Genesis

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26

• 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