Deuteronomy 8:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 8:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 8:4 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 8:4 — KJV
“Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.”
— Deuteronomy 8:4 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 8:4 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 8:4
“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 8:4: waxed, old, swell
“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 8:4: old, these, forty
“No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 8:4: neither, foot, forty
“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.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 8:4: old, foot, forty
“These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 8:4: old, these, years
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