Deuteronomy 2:7

For the Lord our God has blessed thee in every work of thy hands. Consider how thou wentest through that great and terrible wilderness: behold, the Lord thy God has been with thee forty years; thou didst not lack anything.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

In Context

6Buy food of them for money and eat, and ye shall receive water of them by measure for money, and drink.

8And we passed by our brethren the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, by the way of Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber; and we turned and passed by the way of the desert of Moab.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2And I will make thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.

Genesis 26:12And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found in that year barley a hundredfold, and the Lord blessed him.

Genesis 39:3And his master knew that the Lord was with him, and the Lord prospers in his hands whatsoever he happens to do.

Exodus 16:35And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to the land they ate the manna, until they came to the region of Phoenicia.

Numbers 22:12And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, neither shalt thou curse the people; for they are blessed.

Deuteronomy 8:4Thy garments grew not old from off thee, thy shoes were not worn from off thee, thy feet were not painfully hardened, lo! these forty years.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:2-8

The Seed of Esau and Lot Spared. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And the Lord spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: 5… Read the whole commentary →

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