Deuteronomy 11:12

Deuteronomy 11:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
• New International Version (NIV)It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.
• English Standard Version (ESV)a land that the Lord your God cares for. The eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
• New Living Translation (NLT)a land that the Lord your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year!

Context of Deuteronomy 11:12

10For the land which you go to possess is not like the land of Egypt from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and watered it by foot, as a vegetable garden; 11but the land which you cross over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water from the rain of heaven, a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. 13‘And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, 14then 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.

Deuteronomy 11:12 word by word

אֶ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ דֹּרֵ֣שׁ אֹתָ֑הּ תָּמִ֗יד עֵינֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ בָּ֔הּ מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙ הַשָּׁנָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד אַחֲרִ֥ית שָׁנָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• careth forדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• alwaysתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• upon it, from the beginningרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
• of the yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• even unto the endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 11:12

• 1 Kings 9:3And the Lord said to him: “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.
• Ezra 5:5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a written answer was returned concerning this matter.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
• Jeremiah 24:6For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11:12

• 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. 12a land for which the LORD your God cares: God’s care included blessing the land with all the resources his people would need to survive and prosper there.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out--The physical features of Palestine present a striking contrast to those of the land of bondage. A widely extending plain forms the cultivated portion of Egypt, and on the greater part of this low and level country rain never falls. This natural want is supplied by the annual overflow of the Nile, and by artificial means from the same source when…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 11:12

• Blessing
• Canaan

In the dictionaries

• God
• Act
• Coast
• Tread
• Care; Carefulness; Careful
• Deuteronomy
• End
• Agriculture
• Ten Commandments

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