Deuteronomy 8:10

Every day you will eat until your stomachs are full, and you will thank Yahweh our God for the fertile/good land that he has given you.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

In Context

9It is a land where there will be plenty of food for you, where you will ◄not lack anything/have everything that you need► [LIT], a land which has iron ore in its rocks and from which you can dig copper ore from its hills.

11But, when that happens, be sure not to forget Yahweh our God by disobeying his commandments and rules and regulations that I am giving to you today.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:12be sure that you do not forget Yahweh who rescued you from being slaves in Egypt and gave all these things to you.

Psalms 103:2I tell myself that I should praise Yahweh and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:

Isaiah 5:1Now I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.

Matthew 14:19He told the people who had gathered there to sit on the grass. Then he took the five flat loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. Then he gave them to us disciples, and we distributed them to the crowd.

Romans 14:6As for those who believe that they should worship on a certain day of the week, it is to honor the Lord that they worship on that day. And as for those who think that it is all right to eat all kinds of food, it is to honor the Lord that they eat those foods, as is clear from their thanking God for the food that they eat. As for those who abstain from eating certain kinds of food, it is to honor the Lord that they do not eat those foods, and they also thank God for the food that they do eat. So doing either of those things is not wrong in itself.

1 Thessalonians 5:18and thank God ◄in all circumstances/regardless of what happens►. God wants you to behave like that because of what Christ Jesus has done for you (OR, because you have a close relationship with Christ Jesus).

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 8:2-10

A Charge to Israel; Israel's Retrospect. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and… Read the whole commentary →

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