Deuteronomy 32:13

11 As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.

12 The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.

He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,

14 with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.

15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
KJV
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
WEB
He made him ride on the high places of the earth. He ate the increase of the field. He caused him to suck honey out of the rock, oil out of the flinty rock;
ASV
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;
DARBY
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And he made him suck honey out of the crag, And oil out of the flinty rock;
BLB
He made him ride on the heights of the earth, that he might eat the fruits of the field. And He made him draw honey from the rock, and oil from the flinty rock,
ÅB
Han lot ham fare fram over jordens høyder, og han spiste markens grøde, og han lot ham suge honning av klippen og olje av hårdeste stein,
OTB
Han lot ham ri på jordens høye steder, og han åt markens grøde; han lot ham suge honning ut av klippen, og olje ut av den harde klippen.
B1930
Han lot ham fare frem over jordens høider, og han åt markens grøde, og han lot ham suge honning av klippen og olje av hårdeste sten,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 58:14

    then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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  • Job 29:6

    when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

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  • Psalms 81:16

    But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

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  • Ezekiel 36:2

    This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’

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  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

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  • Deuteronomy 33:26

    “There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.

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  • Isaiah 48:21

    They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.

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  • Ezekiel 21:17

    I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”

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