Deuteronomy 8:7
For, Yahweh thy God, is bringing thee into a good land; a land of ravines of water, of fountains and depths, coming forth in valley, and in mountain:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments of Yahweh thy God,—to walk in his ways and to revere him.
8a land of wheat and barley, and vine and fig-tree, and pomegranate,—a land of olive oil, and honey:
Cross References
Exodus 3:8therefore have I come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to take them up out of that land, into a land good and large, into a land flowing with milk and honey,—into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite, and the Amorite and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Deuteronomy 11:9and that ye may prolong your days upon the soil which Yahweh sware unto your fathers, to give unto them and unto their seed,—a land flowing with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 11:11but the land whereinto ye are passing over to, possess it, is a land of hills, and valleys,—which of the rain of the heavens, doth drink water:
2 Kings 18:32Until I come and take you, into a land like your own land—A land of corn and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and honey, so shall ye live, and not die,—But do not hearken unto Hezekiah, for he would persuade you, saying, Yahweh, will deliver us!
Psalms 65:9Thou hast visited the earth, and made it abound, Abundantly, dost thou enrich it—The channel of God, is full of waters, Thou preparest their corn, Yea, thus, dost thou prepare it:
Isaiah 5:1Let me sing, I pray you, for a well-beloved of mine, The song of my beloved concerning his vineyard:—A vineyard, had my well-beloved on a very fruitful hill;
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 →