Deuteronomy 29:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 29:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 29:5 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 29:5 — KJV
“And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.”
— Deuteronomy 29:5 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 29:5 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 29:5
“Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 29:5: led, forty, years
“And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 29:5: led, forty, years
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 29:5: forty, years, wilderness
“Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 29:5: led, forty, years
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 29:5: led, forty, years
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