Deuteronomy 12:9
For hitherto ye have not arrived at the rest and the inheritance, which the Lord our God gives you.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.
In Context
8Ye shall not do altogether as we do here today, every man that which is pleasing in his own sight.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:56Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he said: there has not failed one word among all his good words which he spoke by the hand of his servant Moses.
Psalms 95:11Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth exult; 1 Let the sea be moved, and the fullness of it. 1
Micah 2:10Arise thou, and depart; for this is not thy rest because of uncleanness: ye have been utterly destroyed;
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:6-32
Where Sacrifices Must Be Offered; Ceremonial Observances; Cautions Against Idolatrous Rites. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: 7 And there ye… Read the whole commentary →