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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Deuteronomy 11:12

10For the land you are about to enter and take over is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you planted your seed and made irrigation ditches with your foot as in a vegetable garden. 11Rather, the land you will soon take over is a land of hills and valleys with plenty of rain— a land that the Lord your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year! 13“If you carefully obey the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart and soul, 14then he will send the rains in their proper seasons—the early and late rains—so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive 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 9:3The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your petition. I have set this Temple apart to be holy—this place you have built where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.
• Ezra 5:5But because their God was watching over them, the leaders of the Jews were not prevented from building until a report was sent to Darius and he returned his decision.
• Psalms 33:18But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help.
• Jeremiah 24:6I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.

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
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Act
• Coast
• Tread
• Care; Carefulness; Careful
• Deuteronomy
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• 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