Deuteronomy 2:7

for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hands; He hath known thy walking in this great wilderness these forty years; Jehovah thy God [is] with thee; thou hast not lacked anything.

Young's Literal Translation

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

6'Food ye buy from them with money, and have eaten; and also water ye buy from them with money, and have drunk,

8'And we pass by from our brethren, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, by the way of the plain, by Elath, and by Ezion-Gaber; and we turn, and pass over the way of the wilderness of Moab;

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.

Genesis 26:12And Isaac soweth in that land, and findeth in that year a hundredfold, and Jehovah blesseth him;

Genesis 39:3and his lord seeth that Jehovah is with him, and all that he is doing Jehovah is causing to prosper in his hand,

Exodus 16:35And the sons of Israel have eaten the manna forty years, until their coming in unto the land to be inhabited; the manna they have eaten till their coming in unto the extremity of the land of Canaan.

Numbers 22:12and God saith unto Balaam, 'Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it [is] blessed.'

Deuteronomy 8:4'Thy raiment hath not worn out from off thee, and thy foot hath not swelled 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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