Deuteronomy 8:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 8:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 8:9 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iro..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 8:9 — 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.”
— Deuteronomy 8:9 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 8:9 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 8:9
“Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 8:9: land, shalt, eat
“Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 8:9: shalt, eat, any
“Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 8:9: shalt, eat, any
“Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 8:9: land, shalt, eat
“For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 8:9: land, eat, any
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