Revised Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 8:15
15Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Deuteronomy 8:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
- New International Version (NIV)He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock,
- New King James Version (NKJV)who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock;
Context of Deuteronomy 8:15
13And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget Yhwh thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 16Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; 17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Read all of Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 8:15 word by word
הַמּוֹלִ֨יכֲךָ֜ בַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר׀ הַגָּדֹ֣ל וְהַנּוֹרָ֗א נָחָ֤שׁ׀ שָׂרָף֙ וְעַקְרָ֔ב וְצִמָּא֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֵֽין־מָ֑יִם הַמּוֹצִ֤יא לְךָ֙ מַ֔יִם מִצּ֖וּר הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear
- Who ledיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- thee through that greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- and terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
- wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- fieryשָׂרָףώârâph · serpentH8314
- serpentsנָחָשׁnâchâsh · serpentH5175
- and scorpionsעַקְרָב‛aqrâb · scorpionH6137
- and droughtצִמָּאוֹןtsimmâ'ôn · thirsty groundH6774
- no waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- who brought thee forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
- out of the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
- of flintחַלָּמִישׁchallâmîysh · flintH2496
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:15
- Deuteronomy 1:19And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as Yhwh our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh–barnea.
- Psalms 136:16To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Isaiah 63:12That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
- Jeremiah 2:6Neither said they, Where is Yhwh that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
- Numbers 21:6And Yhwh sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
- Hosea 13:5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
- Exodus 17:5And Yhwh said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
- Numbers 20:11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
- Psalms 78:15He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
- Psalms 105:41He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
- Psalms 114:8Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
- Isaiah 35:7And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
- 1 Corinthians 10:4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Who led thee through that - terrible wilderness - See the account of their journeying in the notes, Exodus 16:1; (note), etc.; Numbers 21 (note), etc. Fiery serpents - Serpents whose bite occasioned a most violent inflammation, accompanied with an unquenchable thirst, and which terminated in death. See on Numbers 21:6; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Render: “Who brought thee through that great and terrible wilderness, the fiery serpent and the scorpion, and the dry land where are no waters.” On the fiery serpents see Numbers 21:6 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Moses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against the temptations of a prosperous condition. When men possess large estates, or are engaged in profitable business, they find the temptation to pride, forgetfulness of God, and carnal-mindedness, very strong; and they are anxious and troubled about many things. In this the believing poor have…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15water from the rock: See Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:2–13; see also Deuteronomy 1:37.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2011-20. Beware that thou forget not the Lord--After mentioning those instances of the divine goodness, Moses founded on them an argument for their future obedience.Read the comment
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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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