E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 8:7
hills = mountains. read more
vines. All three (fig, olive, and vine) mentioned in this verse. See notes on Judges 9:8-12 . read more
scarceness. Hebrew. miskenuth = poverty, misery; occurs only here. brass = bronze, or copper. read more
forget. Note the emphasis put on this by the Structure, as in the whole book. Compare Judges 3:7 . Hosea 13:6 . judgments, and . . . statutes. See note on Deuteronomy 4:1 . read more
and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ), in Deuteronomy 8:12 and Deuteronomy 8:13 . read more
bondage = bondmen, put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 . read more
"And thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. 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; a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey; 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... read more
"Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;... read more
Ver. 9. A land whose stones are iron— i.e. Where the iron mines are as plentiful as quarries of stone in other places. Out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass; i.e. copper, of which brass is made. See chap. Deuteronomy 33:25. REFLECTIONS.—Repeated injunctions were given to urge their obedience; it was what God justly expected of them, and they need carefully perform. Two arguments are here mentioned. 1. What God had done for them in the wilderness. There they had gone through his gracious... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 8:6
as = according as. a man. Hebrew ' i s h . App-14 . chasteneth = correcteth, applicable to instruction as well as chastisement. 2 Samuel 7:14 .Psalms 89:32 .Proverbs 3:12 . his son. Compare Proverbs 3:12 and Hebrews 12:5 , Hebrews 12:6 . read more