Deuteronomy 8:9

What does Deuteronomy 8:9 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 8:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Where there will be bread for you in full measure and you will be in need of nothing; a land where the very stones are iron and from whose hills you may get copper.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

a land in which without scarcity thou dost eat bread, thou dost not lack anything in it; a land whose stones <FI>are<Fi> iron, and out of its mountains thou dost dig brass;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Where without any want thou shalt eat thy bread, and enjoy abundance of all things: where the stones are iron, and out of its hills are dug mines of brass:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, where thou shalt lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose mountains thou wilt dig copper.

Context

v.8a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;

v.9This passage

v.10And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 22:8

    and spake unto them, saying, Return with much wealth unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

  • Job 28:2

    Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.

  • Deuteronomy 33:25

    Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:14

    Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

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