Deuteronomy 29:5

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 29

“And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.”Deuteronomy 29:5

What Does Deuteronomy 29:5 Mean?

Deuteronomy 29:5 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 29, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Wilderness.

Cross-References (10)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 29:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 8:4“Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.”Deuteronomy 2:7“For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.”Nehemiah 9:21“Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.”Deuteronomy 8:2“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”Deuteronomy 1:3“And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;”Matthew 6:31“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?”Matthew 10:10“Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.”Exodus 7:7“And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.”Joshua 9:5“And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.”Joshua 9:13“And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.”

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