Deuteronomy 8:7

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 8

“For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;”Deuteronomy 8:7

What Does Deuteronomy 8:7 Mean?

Deuteronomy 8:7 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 8, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 8:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 11:11“But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:”Exodus 3:8“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”Deuteronomy 11:9“And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”Joshua 24:13“And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.”Jeremiah 2:7“And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.”Ezekiel 20:6“In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:”Deuteronomy 6:10“And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,”2 Kings 18:32“Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.”Psalms 65:9“Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.”Psalms 147:14“He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.”Ezekiel 17:5“He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.”Nehemiah 9:24“So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.”Nehemiah 9:25“And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.”Ezekiel 19:10“Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.”Genesis 27:28“Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:”Deuteronomy 31:20“For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.”Psalms 104:10“He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.”Psalms 106:24“Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:”Malachi 3:12“And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.”Numbers 14:7“And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.”

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