Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; New Living Translation It is a land of wheat and barley; of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey. English Standard Version a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, Berean Standard Bible a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; King James Bible A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; New King James Version a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; New American Standard Bible a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; NASB 1995 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; NASB 1977 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; Legacy Standard Bible a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; Amplified Bible a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; Christian Standard Bible a land of wheat, barley, vines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; Holman Christian Standard Bible a land of wheat, barley, vines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; American Standard Version a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey; English Revised Version a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of oil olives and honey; GOD'S WORD® Translation The land has wheat and barley, grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates. The land has honey and olive trees for olive oil. Good News Translation a land that produces wheat and barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and honey. International Standard Version It's a land filled with wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates. It's a land filled with olive oil and honey— Majority Standard Bible a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; NET Bible a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, of olive trees and honey, New Heart English Bible a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey; Webster's Bible Translation A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive-oil, and honey; World English Bible a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey; Literal Translations Literal Standard Versiona land of wheat, and barley, and vine, and fig, and pomegranate; a land of oil olive and honey; Young's Literal Translation a land of wheat, and barley, and vine, and fig, and pomegranate; a land of oil olive and honey; Smith's Literal Translation A land of wheat and barley and the vine and the fig tree and the pomegranate, a land of the olive tree, of oil and honey; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA land of wheat, and barley, and vineyards, wherein fig trees and pomegranates, and oliveyards grow: a land of oil and honey. Catholic Public Domain Version a land of crops, barley, and vineyards, in which fig and pomegranate and olive trees spring up, a land of oil and honey. New American Bible a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, of olive trees and of honey, New Revised Standard Version a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA land of wheat and barley, and of vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of olive trees, and of oil and honey; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated A land of wheat and of barley and of vines and of figs and of pomegranates, a land of olives and of oil and of honey; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey; Brenton Septuagint Translation a land of wheat and barley, wherein are vines, figs, pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Remember the LORD Your God…7For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; 8a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; 9a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.… Cross References Exodus 3:8 I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Numbers 13:23-27 When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs. / Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol. / After forty days the men returned from spying out the land, ... Joshua 5:6 For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. Nehemiah 9:25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. Ezekiel 20:6 On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. Ezekiel 20:15 Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands— Joel 3:18 And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias. Amos 9:13 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow. Psalm 81:16 But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” Psalm 147:14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat. 1 Kings 4:25 Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. 2 Kings 18:32 until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Isaiah 7:22 and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey. Isaiah 36:17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. Matthew 6:31-33 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Treasury of Scripture A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; wheat Deuteronomy 32:14 2 Samuel 4:6 1 Kings 5:11 barley 2 Chronicles 2:10-15 John 6:9,13 vines Isaiah 7:23 Jeremiah 5:17 Hosea 2:8,22 oil olive [heb] olive tree of oil Jump to Previous Barley Honey Oil Olive Olive-Oil Olive-Trees Pomegranate Pomegranates Trees Vine Vines WheatJump to Next Barley Honey Oil Olive Olive-Oil Olive-Trees Pomegranate Pomegranates Trees Vine Vines WheatDeuteronomy 8 1. An exhortation to obedience in regard to God's mercy and goodness to Israel.a land of wheat The Hebrew word for "wheat" is "חִטָּה" (chittah), which is a staple grain in ancient Israel and symbolizes sustenance and provision. Wheat was a primary food source, representing God's promise of abundance and His provision for His people. In a spiritual sense, wheat can also symbolize the Word of God, which nourishes the soul. barley vines fig trees pomegranates a land of olive oil and honey Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's message to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God, who are being reminded of God's provision and the abundance awaiting them in the Promised Land. 3. Promised Land (Canaan) The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, described here as a land of abundance and prosperity. Teaching Points God's ProvisionGod provides abundantly for His people. The list of produce in Deuteronomy 8:8 symbolizes the richness of God's blessings. We should trust in God's provision in our lives, knowing He supplies all our needs. Spiritual Abundance The physical abundance of the Promised Land is a metaphor for the spiritual abundance found in a relationship with God. Just as the land is rich in resources, our spiritual lives are enriched through faith and obedience. Gratitude and Remembrance The Israelites are reminded to remember God's past provisions and to be grateful. In our lives, we should cultivate a heart of gratitude, acknowledging God's blessings and faithfulness. Dependence on God The mention of essential crops and produce underscores the Israelites' dependence on God's provision. Similarly, we must recognize our dependence on God for both physical and spiritual sustenance. Fruitfulness in Christ The imagery of vines and fruit can be related to our call to bear spiritual fruit as followers of Christ. We are called to live fruitful lives that reflect God's character and love.Verse 8. - "Palestine has been celebrated in all ages for three products: corn, wine, and oil, which still continue to be its most valuable crops" (Ibid., p. 189). The principal corn crops were wheat and barley. The vine was largely and carefully cultivated; the olive required little cultivation, being almost a spontaneous growth, and forming one of the most valuable productions of the country; the fig was also indigenous in Palestine, and still grows there, both wild and cultivated, in abundance; that the pomegranate (firemen) also was very abundant may be inferred from the number of places named from this (cf. Joshua 15:32; Joshua 19:7, 13; Judges 20:45, 47; Judges 21:13; 1 Chronicles 4:32, etc.). Honey. The word so rendered (d'bash) is used both of the honey of bees (Leviticus 2:11; Deuteronomy 32:11; 1 Samuel 14:26, etc.; Psalm 81:17; Proverbs 16:24, etc.), and of the honey of grapes, a syrup obtained by boiling down the newly expressed juice of the grape to a half or third part of its bulk, and still known among the Arabs by the name of dibs (Robinson, 'Bib. Res.,' it. p. 442; Smith, Bib. Dict.,' s.v. 'Honey'). In the wilderness, the people had murmured that they had been brought into an evil place, no place of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; and where there was no water to drink (Numbers 20:5). Moses here tells them that the land they were about to occupy was not such a place, but one abounding in all those things of which they had found the wilderness so destitute. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew a landאֶ֤רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of wheat, חִטָּה֙ (ḥiṭ·ṭāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2406: Wheat barley, וּשְׂעֹרָ֔ה (ū·śə·‘ō·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8184: Barley vines, וְגֶ֥פֶן (wə·ḡe·p̄en) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular Strong's 1612: A vine, the grape fig trees, וּתְאֵנָ֖ה (ū·ṯə·’ê·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8384: Of foreign derivation, the fig and pomegranates; וְרִמּ֑וֹן (wə·rim·mō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7416: A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit a land אֶֽרֶץ־ (’e·reṣ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of olive זֵ֥ית (zêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry oil שֶׁ֖מֶן (še·men) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness and honey; וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ (ū·ḏə·ḇāš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup Links Deuteronomy 8:8 NIVDeuteronomy 8:8 NLT Deuteronomy 8:8 ESV Deuteronomy 8:8 NASB Deuteronomy 8:8 KJV Deuteronomy 8:8 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 8:8 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 8:8 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 8:8 French Bible Deuteronomy 8:8 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 8:8 A land of wheat and barley (Deut. 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