Deuteronomy 8:9
“A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God,.... For as the Lord would furnish them with…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Deuteronomy 8:7-9
See Exo 3:8 note, and the contrast expressed in Deu 11:10-11, between Palestine and Egypt. The physical characteristics…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 8:1-9
The charge here given them is the same as before, to keep and do all God's commandments. Their obedience must be, 1.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
without scarceness The noun is found only here, and its adj. thrice only in the late Ecc 4:13; Ecc 9:15 f.; cp. Isa…
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