Deuteronomy 33:25
His shoe shall be iron and brass. As the days of thy youth, so also shall thy old age be.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 8:9Where without any want thou shalt eat thy bread, and enjoy abundance of all things: where the stones are iron, and out of its hills are dug mines of brass:
Joshua 14:11As strong as I was at that time when I was sent to view the land : the strength of that time continueth in me until this day, as well to fight as to march.
Psalms 138:3For there they that led us into captivity required of us the words of songs. And they that carried us away, said: Sing ye to us a hymn of the songs of Sion.
Isaiah 40:31But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Luke 15:22And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe, and put it on him, 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 thee; for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in 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 →