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Deuteronomy 8:9

Contentment

7 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills;

8 a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;

a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.

10 When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.

11 Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.

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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
a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.
KJV
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
WEB
a land in which you shall eat bread without scarcity, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
ASV
a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.
DARBY
a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, where thou shalt lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose mountains thou wilt dig copper.
BLB
a land in which without scarcity you will eat bread; you will not lack any in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and from the hills you can dig copper.
ÅB
et land hvor du ikke skal spise ditt brød i armod, hvor du intet skal mangle, et land hvor steinene er jern, og hvor du kan hugge ut kobber av fjellene,
OTB
et land hvor du skal spise uten knapphet, hvor du ikke skal mangle noe; et land hvis steiner er jern, og fra hvis åser du kan utvinne kobber.
B1930
et land hvor du ikke skal ete ditt brød i armod, hvor du intet skal mangle, et land hvor stenene er jern, og hvor du kan hugge ut kobber av fjellene,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 22:8

    saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:14

    Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:25

    May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”

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  • Job 28:2

    Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.

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