Deuteronomy 9:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 9:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 9:18 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 9:18 — KJV
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
— Deuteronomy 9:18 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 9:18 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 9:18
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:18: lord, forty, days
“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:18: lord, forty, days
“Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:18: fell, down, before
“And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:18: days, nights, eat
“Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 9:18: before, eat, bread
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