Deuteronomy 11:11
What does Deuteronomy 11:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 11:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven,
KJV
King James Version · 1611But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But the land where you are going is a land of hills and valleys, drinking in the rain of heaven:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862but the land whither ye are passing over to possess it, <FI>is<Fi> a land of hills and valleys; of the rain of the heavens it drinketh water;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But it is a land of hills and plains, expecting rain from heaven.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890but the land, whereunto ye are passing over to possess it, is a land of mountains and valleys, which drinketh water of the rain of heaven,
Context
v.10For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs;
v.11This passage
v.12a land which Jehovah thy God careth for: the eyes of Jehovah thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 2:7
And I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
- Isaiah 28:1
Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!
- Hebrews 6:7
For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:
- Genesis 27:28
And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine:
- Deuteronomy 8:7
For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills;
- Psalms 104:10
He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;
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