a land which Yahweh your God cares for. Yahweh your God’s eyes are always on it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year. It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, that I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. I will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be full.
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Therefore you shall keep the entire commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land that you go over to possess; and that you may prolong your days in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey. For the land, where you go in to possess isn’t like the land of Egypt that you came out of, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot, as a garden of herbs; but the land that you go over to possess is a land of hills and valleys which drinks water from the rain of the sky, a land which Yahweh your God cares for. Yahweh your God’s eyes are always on it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year. It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, that I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. I will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be full. Be careful, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn away to serve other gods and worship them; and Yahweh’s anger be kindled against you, and he shut up the sky so that there is no rain, and the land doesn’t yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which Yahweh gives you. Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul. You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates; that your days and your children’s days may be multiplied in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth. For if you shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you—to do them, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cling to him— then Yahweh will drive out all these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves. Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the western sea shall be your border. No man will be able to stand before you. Yahweh your God will lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land that you tread on, as he has spoken to you. Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, which I command you today; and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, but turn away out of the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known. It shall happen, when Yahweh your God brings you into the land that you go to possess, that you shall set the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the curse on Mount Ebal. Aren’t they beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the Arabah near Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh? For you are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which Yahweh your God gives you, and you shall possess it and dwell in it. You shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you today.
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a land which Yahweh your God cares for. Yahweh your God’s eyes are always on it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.
It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to my commandments which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
that I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.
I will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be full.
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A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
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a land which the LORD thy God careth for; the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto My commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied.
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- Jeremiah 24:6 (v12) For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land. I will build them, and not pull them down. I will plant…
- Psalms 33:18 (v12) Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,
- 1 Kings 9:3 (v12) Yahweh said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before me. I have made this house holy, which you…
- Psalms 34:15 (v12) Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
- James 5:7 (v14) Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient…
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- Ezra 5:5 (v12) But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they didn’t make them cease, until the matter should come to Darius, and an…
- Leviticus 26:4 (v14) then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
- Deuteronomy 28:12 (v14) Yahweh will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand.…
- Ezekiel 34:26 (v14) I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing. I will cause the shower to come down in its season. There will be showers of…
- Joel 2:22-23 (v14) Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the…
- Deuteronomy 4:29 (v13) But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Deuteronomy 6:11 (v15) and houses full of all good things which you didn’t fill, and cisterns dug out which you didn’t dig, vineyards and olive trees which you…
- Deuteronomy 10:12 (v13) Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to serve…
- Psalms 104:14 (v15) He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth:
- Jeremiah 14:22 (v14) Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, Yahweh our God? Therefore…
- Job 5:10-11 (v14) who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields; so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to…
- Job 37:11-13 (v14) Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning. It is turned around by his guidance, that they…
- Psalms 65:9-13 (v14) You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have…
- Joel 2:19 (v15) Yahweh answered his people, “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied with them; and I will no more make…
- Deuteronomy 6:5-6 (v13) You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. These words, which I command you today,…
- Deuteronomy 6:17 (v13) You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
- Deuteronomy 11:8 (v13) Therefore you shall keep the entire commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land that you…
- Malachi 3:10-11 (v15) Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will…
- Psalms 119:4 (v13) You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.
- Joel 2:22 (v15) Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the…
- Deuteronomy 8:10 (v15) You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless Yahweh your God for the good land which he has given you.
- Deuteronomy 11:22 (v13) For if you shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you—to do them, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways,…
- Joel 1:18 (v15) How the animals groan! The herds of livestock are perplexed, because they have no pasture. Yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
- Haggai 1:6 (v15) You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don’t have enough. You drink, but you aren’t filled with drink. You clothe…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v14 In the seed time, and toward harvest.
In the seed time, and toward harvest.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv12–14 Deu 11:12 A land which the LORD thy God…
Deu 11:12 A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God [are] always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Ver. 12. Which the Lord thy God careth for.] Deus sic curat universa, quasi singula; sic singula, quasi sola. {a}
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From the beginning of the year.] How easy were it for God to starve us all, by denying us a harvest or two!
{a} August.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv12, 14 Land which the Lord careth for, to wit, in…
Land which the Lord careth for, to wit, in a special manner, watering it immediately as it were by his own hand, without man’s help, and giving peculiar blessings to it, which Egypt enjoys not.
The eyes of the Lord are always upon us, to give it the rain and other blessings proper to the several seasons. But all these mercies, and the fruitfulness of the land consequent; upon them, were suspended upon their disobedience, as it here follows. And therefore it is not at all strange that some later writers decry the land of Canaan as in great part a barren soil, which is so far from affording any ground to question the Divine authority of the Holy Scriptures, in which its fruitfulness is declared, that it doth much more confirm it, this being but an effect of that threatening that God would turn a fruitful land into barrenness for the wickedness of those that dwell in it, Psa 107:34, and elsewhere; and the wickedness of the Israelites in succeeding ages being notorious, it is but just and fit that the barrenness of their land should be as evident and infamous.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv12–15 And I will send grass in thy fields for…
And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle,.... By giving plentiful showers of rain at proper times, to cause it to spring up and grow, that so there might be food for the cattle of every sort, greater or lesser; see Psa 104:13,
that thou mayest eat and be full; which refers to the preceding verse as well as to this; and the sense is, that the Israelites might eat of and enjoy the fruits of the earth to satiety; namely, their corn, wine, and oil; and that their cattle might have grass enough to supply them with.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv12, 14, 15 Careth for - In a special manner watering it…
Careth for - In a special manner watering it immediately as it were by his own hand, without man's help, and giving peculiar blessings to it, which Egypt enjoys not. To the end of the year - To give it the rain, and other blessings proper to the several seasons. But all these mercies, and the fruitfulness of the land consequent upon them, were suspended upon their disobedience. And therefore it is not at all strange that some later writers, describe the land of Canaan as a barren soil, which is, so far from affording ground to question the authority of the scriptures, that it doth much more confirm it, this, being an effect of that threatning that God would turn a fruitful land into barrenness for the wickedness of these that dwell in it, Psalm cvii, 34.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v14 Verse 14. The rain - in his due season,…
Verse 14. The rain - in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain] By the first or former rain we are to understand that which fell in Judea about November, when they sowed their seed, and this served to moisten and prepare the ground for the vegetation of the seed. The latter rain fell about April, when the corn was well grown up, and served to fill the ears, and render them plump and perfect. Rain rarely fell in Judea at any other seasons than these. If the former rain were withheld, or not sent in due season, there could be no vegetation: if the latter rain were withheld, or not sent in its due season, there could be no full corn in the ear, and consequently no harvest. Of what consequence then was it that they should have their rain in due season! God, by promising this provided they were obedient, and threatening to withhold it should they be disobedient, shows that it is not a general providence that directs these things, but that the very rain of heaven falls by particular direction, and the showers are often regulated by an especial providence.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv12, 14 Deu 11:12. Which the Lord careth for — In…
Deu 11:12. Which the Lord careth for — In a special manner, watering it immediately, as it were, by his own hand, without man’s help, and giving peculiar blessings to it, which Egypt enjoyed not. To the end of the year — To give it the rain, and other blessings proper to the several seasons. But all these mercies, and the fruitfulness of the land consequent upon them, were suspended upon their disobedience. And therefore it is not at all strange that some later writers describe the land of Canaan as a barren soil; which is so far from affording ground to question the authority of the Scriptures, that it much more confirms it, this being an effect of that threatening, that God would turn a fruitful land into barrenness for the wickedness of those that dwelt in it, Psa 107:34.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v14 The first rain and the latter rain - The…
The first rain and the latter rain - The former is the proper term for the autumn rain, falling about the time of sowing, and which may be named “the former,” as occurring in the early part of the Hebrew civil year, namely, in October and November. The other word is applied to the spring rain, which falls in March and April, because it fits the earth for the ingathering of harvest. Between these two wet periods, and except them, there was little or no rain in Canaan.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv14–15 Rain, which falls in Judea, chiefly about the vernal…
Rain, which falls in Judea, chiefly about the vernal and the autumnal equinoxes, in March and October. --- The latter rain (Hebrew malkosh,) is that which falls when the seed is just sown, though the Rabbins pretend that yore has this signification, in opposition to the Septuagint. It fell at the beginning of the Jewish year, which commenced in September, Joel ii. 23., and Zacharias x. 1. (Calmet) --- Rain contributed to make the seeds take root, and to bring the fruit to maturity, and God promises to give what may be requisite, provided his people serve him with fidelity. (Haydock) --- His grace helps us to begin and to perfect every good work. (Worthington)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv12, 14, 15 A land which the Lord thy God careth for--that…
A land which the Lord thy God careth for--that is, watering it, as it were, with His own hands, without human aid or mechanical means.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv13–14 13. Hearken — Jehovah is now speaking. The passage,…
13. Hearken — Jehovah is now speaking. The passage, 13-21, is one of the four that the Jews placed in their phylacteries.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv12–15 12. a land which the Lord thy God careth…
12. a land which the Lord thy God careth for] lit. seeketh after. The verb is used both in the sense of resort to or frequent (Deu_12:5, with another construction, Amo_5:5), or investigate (Deu_13:14 (15), Deu_17:4, Deu_19:18), or to visit so as to care for (Jer_30:14; Jer_30:17; Job_3:4; Isa_62:12). The last is of course the meaning here: a land which is under the personal supervision and providence of God: constantly are the eyes of Jehovah thy God upon it from the beginning of the year and even to the end of the year. Such is the emphatic Heb. order.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv12–15 (12) A land which the Lord thy God careth…
(12) A land which the Lord thy God careth for.—Literally, seeketh, as in the margin of our Bibles. Comp. Eze_20:6 : “A land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands.” “To search out a resting-place for them” (Num_10:33). It is difficult not to think of the better land in this description, and of our Saviour’s promise, “I go to prepare a place for you.” There “the poor and needy” shall not “seek water,” for “He shall lead them to living fountains of water.” They shall “hunger no more, neither thirst any more.”
That something unusual is indicated here seems to have occurred to the old Jewish writer, who says—“And does He not seek out all lands? as it is said, ‘To cause it to rain on the earth where no man is’” (Job_38:26).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv12–14 Careth for; literally, searcheth or inquireth after, i.e. thinks…
Careth for; literally, searcheth or inquireth after, i.e. thinks about and cares for. (LXX, ejpiskopeitai, oversees; cf. Job_3:4; Psa_142:4; Jer_30:17; Eze_34:8; Isa_62:12) The eyes of the Lord thy God; i.e. his special watchful providence (cf. Psa_33:18 Psa_34:15; Eze_4:5) It was a land on which Jehovah"s regard was continually fixed, over which he watched with unceasing care, and which was sustained by his bounty; a land, therefore, wholly dependent on him, and so a fitting place for a people also wholly dependent on him, who owed to his grace all that they were and had.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v13 It will happen, if
It will happen, if
This means that what Yahweh promises will happen if the Israelites obey his commands.
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that I command
Here "I" refers to Moses.
with all your heart and with all your soul
The idiom "with all your heart" means "completely" and "with ... soul" means "with all your being." These two phrases have similar meanings. See how you translated this in Deuteronomy 4:29. AT: "with all your being" or "with all your energy" (See: Idiom and Doublet)
I will give the rain of your land in its season
"I will cause it to rain on your land in the proper season"
I will give
Here "I" refers to Yahweh. This can be stated in the third person. AT: "Yahweh will give" or "He will give"
the former rain and the latter rain
This refers to rain at the beginning of the sowing season and rain for maturing the crops for harvest. AT: "the autumn rain and spring rain" or "the rain in the right seasons"
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command
love
Yahweh
God
servant
heart
soul
grain
wine
oil
cow
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v12 11:12 a land . . . your God cares…
11:12 a land . . . your God cares for: God’s care included blessing the land with all the resources his people would need to survive and prosper there.
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