8:1 Ye shall observe to do all the commands
which I charge you to-day, that ye may live and be multiplied, and enter in
and inherit the land, which the Lord your God sware [to give] to your
fathers.
8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee in
the wilderness, that he might afflict thee, and try thee, and that the
things in thine heart might be made manifest, whether thou wouldest keep his
commandments or no.
8:3 And he afflicted thee and straitened thee with hunger, and fed thee with
manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might teach thee that man shall
not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of
God shall man live.
8:4 Thy garments grew not old from off thee, thy shoes were not worn from
off thee, thy feet were not [painfully] hardened, lo! these forty years.
8:5 And thou shalt know in thine heart, that as if any man should chasten
his son, so the Lord thy God will chasten thee.
8:6 And thou shalt keep the commands of the Lord thy God, to walk in his
ways, and to fear him.
8:7 For the Lord thy God will bring thee into a good and extensive land,
where there are torrents of waters, and fountains of deep places issuing
through the plains and through the mountains:
8:8 a land of wheat and barley, [wherein are] vines, figs, pomegranates; a
land of olive oil and honey;
8:9 a land on which thou shalt not eat thy bread with poverty, and thou
shalt not want any thing upon it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of
its mountains thou shalt dig brass.
8:10 And thou shalt eat and be filled, and shalt bless the Lord thy God on
the good land, which he has given thee.
8:11 Take heed to thyself that thou forget not the Lord thy God, so as not
to keep his commands, and his judgments, and ordinances, which I command
thee this day:
8:12 lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses,
and dwelt in them;
8:13 and thy oxen and thy sheep are multiplied to thee, and thy silver and
thy gold are multiplied to thee, and all thy possessions are multiplied to
thee,
8:14 thou shouldest be exalted in heart, and forget the Lord thy God, who
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage:
8:15 who brought thee through that great and terrible wilderness, where [is]
the biting serpent, and scorpion, and drought, where there was no water; who
brought thee a fountain of water out of the flinty rock:
8:16 who fed thee with manna in the wilderness, which thou knewest not, and
thy fathers knew not; that he might afflict thee, and thoroughly try thee,
and do thee good in thy latter days.
8:17 Lest thou shouldest say in thine heart, My strength, and the power of
mine hand have wrought for me this great wealth.
8:18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God, that he gives thee strength
to get wealth; even that he may establish his covenant, which the Lord sware
to thy fathers, as at this day.
8:19 And it shall come to pass if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God,
and shouldest go after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I call
heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall surely
perish.
8:20 As also the other nations which the Lord God destroys before your face,
so shall ye perish, because ye hearkened not to the voice of the Lord your
God. |
8:1 All the commandments which I command
thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go
in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.
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.
8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with
manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might
make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
8:4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these
forty years.
8:5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his
son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
8:6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk
in his ways, and to fear him.
8:7 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;
8:8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates;
a land of oil olive, and honey;
8:9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not
lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills
thou mayest dig brass.
8:10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy
God for the good land which he hath given thee.
8:11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his
commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this
day:
8:12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses,
and dwelt therein;
8:13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold
is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
8:14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which
brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
8:15 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;
8:16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not,
that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at
thy latter end;
8:17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath
gotten me this wealth.
8:18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee
power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto
thy fathers, as it is this day.
8:19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk
after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you
this day that ye shall surely perish.
8:20 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye
perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your
God. |