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Deuteronomy 8

Deuteronomy 8:15

Remember the LORD Your God · Deuteronomy 8:1–20
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Translations

Modern
He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.
Traditional
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Literal
…who led you in the great and the terrible wilderness, with fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the rock of flint;
Latin
…et ductor tuus fuit in solitudine magna atque terribili, in qua erat serpens flatu adurens, et scorpio, ac dipsas, et nullæ omnino aquæ: qui eduxit rivos de petra durissima,

Original

Hebrew
English
He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.

Notes

Deuteronomy 8:1–20

After Israel settled in the land, they might begin to think that their success came from their own strength and skill. This is a common human tendency.

Moses warned them not to become proud or congratulate themselves. They must remember that God alone gives prosperity and success. All that they achieve comes from him.

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Asp Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Scorpion Wilderness of Zin

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Results of, Good Afflictions: Frequently Terminate in Good Animals: Sent in Judgment Blessing: Temporal, from God Desert: An Arid Region Having Only Sparse Vegetation Deserts: Dry and Without Water Deserts: Infested with Serpents Flint: General Scriptures Concerning Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Difficulty and Danger of Prosperity: Dangers of Reptiles: Flying Fiery Serpent Reptiles: Scorpion Riches: General Scriptures Concerning Rock: Struck by Moses for Water Rocks: Often Composed of Flint Scorpion: A Venomous Insect Common in the Wilderness Through Which the People of Israel Journeyed Serpent: Fiery (Poisonous), Sent As a Plague Upon the Israelites Serpents: Infest: Deserts The Providence of God is Exercised in Leading Saints The Scorpion: Abounded in the Great Desert