Deuteronomy 33:28

Deuteronomy 33:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Israel lived in safety, Jacob lived alone, in a land of grain and wine, whose heavens drop down dew.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Israel will live in safety, prosperous Jacob in security, in a land of grain and new wine, while the heavens drop down dew.

Context of Deuteronomy 33:28

26“There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty. 27The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, ‘Destroy them!’ So Israel will live in safety; Jacob will dwell secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew. 29Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”

Deuteronomy 33:28 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל בֶּ֤טַח בָּדָד֙ עֵ֣ין יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ דָּגָ֣ן וְתִיר֑וֹשׁ אַף־שָׁמָ֖יו יַֽעַרְפוּ טָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• then shall dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• in safetyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983
• aloneבָּדָדbâdâd · isolationH910
• the fountainעַ֫יִן‛ayin · springH5869
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• upon a landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of cornדָּגָןdâgân · grainH1715
• and wineתִּירוֹשׁtîyrôsh tîyrôsh · new wineH8492
• also his heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• shall drop downעָרַף‛âraph · to dropH6201
• dewטַלţal · dewH2919

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:28

• Exodus 33:16How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
• Numbers 23:9From the rocky peaks I see them, from the heights I view them. I see a people who live apart and do not consider themselves one of the nations.
• Jeremiah 23:6In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.
• Jeremiah 33:16In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’
• Ezekiel 34:25“ ‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.
• Revelation 21:27Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
• Revelation 22:14“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
• Deuteronomy 8:7For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills;
• Psalms 68:26Praise God in the great congregation; praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.
• Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
• Isaiah 48:1“Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
• Deuteronomy 33:13About Joseph he said: “May the Lord bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below;
• Deuteronomy 11:11But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven.
• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
• Genesis 27:28May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Israel then shall dwell - alone - This people shall not be incorporated with any other people under heaven. A prophecy which continues to be fulfilled to the very letter. Every attempt to unite them with any other people has proved absolutely ineffectual. The fountain of Jacob - His offspring, shall possess a most fertile land; such was Palestine.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28The fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine - The King James Version does not preserve the symmetry of the clauses. Render it: “Israel shall dwell in safety; alone shall the fountain of Jacob be” (compare Psalm 68:26; Isaiah 48:1); “in a land,” etc.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-29Verses 26-29 None had such a God as Israel. There is no people like the Israel of God. What is here said of the church of Israel is to be applied to the spiritual church. Never were people so well seated and sheltered. Those who make God their habitation, shall have all the comforts and benefits of a habitation in him, Psa 91:1. Never were people so well supported and borne up. How low soever the people of God are at any time brought, everlasting arms are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29On the day before he died, Jacob blessed his 12 sons (Genesis 49:1–28). Many years later, Moses also blessed these same sons. By that time, they had become large and powerful tribes. Moses, like Jacob, spoke as a founding father of the nation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2926-29. There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun--The chapter concludes with a congratulatory address to Israel on their peculiar happiness and privilege in having Jehovah for their God and protector. who rideth upon the heaven in thy help--an evident allusion to the pillar of cloud and fire, which was both the guide and shelter of Israel.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings