Deuteronomy 33:25
His shoe shall be of iron and of brass. As were the days of your youth, so also shall be your old age.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:9In that place, without any need, you shall eat your bread and enjoy an abundance of all things: where the stones are like iron, and where ore for brass is dug out of its mountains.
Joshua 14:11being just as strong as I was at that time, when I was sent to explore the land. The fortitude in me at that time continues even until today, as much to fight as to march.
Psalms 138:3You have understood my thoughts from afar. My path and my fate, you have investigated.
Isaiah 40:31But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants: ‘Quickly! Bring out the best robe, and clothe him with it. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.
2 Corinthians 12:9And he said to me: “My grace is sufficient for you. For virtue is perfected in weakness.” And so, willingly shall I glory in my weaknesses, so that the virtue of Christ may live within me.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:23-26
22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. 23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord : possess thou the west and the south. 24 And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. 25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. Here is, I. The blessing of Dan, v. 22 . Jacob in his blessing had compared him to a… Read the whole commentary →