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Deuteronomy 11:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 11:10

Verse 10 of 32

Scripture focus

For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, [is] not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst [it] with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:

Deuteronomy 11:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 11:10

Theological / Devotional

Wateredst. A figure of speech to denote the contrivances used to lift water from the Nile and its tributary canals, which involved hard labor. But the Promised Land was watered by copious rainfall that never failed so long as Israel was faithful to God (see 1 Kings 8:35 ; 17:1; 18:17, 18).

As a garden of herbs. The laborious methods of irrigation practiced in Egypt were applicable only to a narrow strip of land adjoining the Nile, whereas the rain of Canaan would make the countryside of Palestine a fruitful field.

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