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He watches over it through each season of the year!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />a land that the LORD your God cares for. The eyes of the LORD your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God <i>are</i> always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God <i>are</i> always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />a land for which Yahweh your God cares; the eyes of Yahweh your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is a land the LORD your God cares for. He is always watching over it from the beginning to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is a land the LORD your God cares for. He is always watching over it from the beginning to the end of the year.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />a land which Jehovah thy God careth for: the eyes of Jehovah thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />because the LORD your God keeps his eye on this land and takes care of it all year long. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />a land which the LORD thy God careth for; the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It is a land the LORD your God cares about. He watches over it all year long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD your God takes care of this land and watches over it throughout the year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />a land about which the LORD your God is always concerned, because the eyes of the LORD are continuously on it throughout the entire year." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />a land the LORD your God looks after. He is constantly attentive to it from the beginning to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />a land which the LORD your God cares for: the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />a land which Yahweh your God cares for. Yahweh your God’s eyes are always on it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />a land which your God YHWH is searching; the eyes of your God YHWH [are] continually on it, from the beginning of the year even to the latter end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> a land which Jehovah thy God is searching; continually are the eyes of Jehovah thy God upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the latter end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A land which Jehovah thy God sought for it: continually are the eyes of Jehovah thy God upon it from the beginning of the year, and even to the last of the year.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord thy God doth always visit it, and his eyes are on it from the beginning of the year unto the end thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord your God always visits it, and his eyes are upon it, from the beginning of the year, all the way to its end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />a land which the LORD, your God, looks after; the eyes of the LORD, your God, are upon it continually through the year, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />a land that the LORD your God looks after. The eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A land which the LORD your God cares for always; the eyes of the LORD your God are upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The land which LORD JEHOVAH your God shall examine constantly; the eyes of LORD JEHOVAH your God are in it from the first of the year and unto the end of the year.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />a land which the LORD thy God careth for; the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A land which the Lord thy God surveys continually, the eyes of the Lord thy God are upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=3336" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">God's Great Blessings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">It is a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">for which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: dō·rêš (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">cares;</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê (N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">the eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/8548.htm" title="8548: tā·mîḏ (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance; but used only constant; ellipt. The regular sacrifice.">are always</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">on it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7225.htm" title="7225: mê·rê·šîṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Beginning, chief. From the same as ro'sh; the first, in place, time, order or rank.">from the beginning</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319: ’a·ḥă·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- The after-part, end. From 'achar; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity.">the end</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: haš·šā·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">of the year.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>So if you carefully obey the commandments I am giving you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8</a></span><br />If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6</a></span><br />I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Psalm 33:18</a></span><br />Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">1 Peter 3:12</a></span><br />For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">2 Chronicles 7:15-16</a></span><br />Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. / For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a></span><br />Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a></span><br />Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32-33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A land which the LORD your God cares for: the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.</p><p class="hdg">careth for [heb] seeketh </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/5-5.htm">Ezra 5:5</a></b></br> But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this <i>matter</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Psalm 33:18</a></b></br> Behold, the eye of the LORD <i>is</i> upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Always</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">Cared</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">Careth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-15.htm">Constantly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">End</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/12-28.htm">Always</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-10.htm">Cared</a> <a href="/job/39-16.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">Careth</a> <a href="/psalms/51-3.htm">Constantly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-5.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/joshua/2-2.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Another exhortation to obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-2.htm">by their own experience of God's great works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">by promise of God's great blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">and by threatenings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">A careful study is required in God's words</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">The blessing and curse set before them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>It is a land for which the LORD your God cares;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's special attention and providence over the land of Canaan, which He promised to the Israelites. The land is not just a geographical location but a significant part of God's covenant with His people. The care of the LORD implies His ongoing provision and protection, reflecting His faithfulness. This care is reminiscent of God's promise to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>, where He pledged to give this land to his descendants. The land is a type of the spiritual inheritance believers receive through Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises.<p><b>the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it,</b><br>This expression signifies God's constant vigilance and omnipresence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, deities were often thought to be limited to specific regions, but this phrase highlights the unique nature of the LORD as the one true God who is not bound by geography. His eyes being "always on it" suggests a personal and intimate involvement with the land and its people. This is echoed in <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a>, which states that God neither slumbers nor sleeps, indicating His perpetual watchfulness over His creation.<p><b>from the beginning to the end of the year.</b><br>This phrase underscores the continuous nature of God's care, covering all seasons and times. It reflects the agricultural cycle of the land, which was crucial for the sustenance of the Israelites. The mention of the entire year suggests that God's provision is not sporadic but consistent and reliable. This constancy is a reminder of God's unchanging nature, as seen in <a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6</a>, where He declares, "I the LORD do not change." The phrase also points to the idea of God's eternal sovereignty, as He oversees the passage of time and the unfolding of His divine plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is actively involved in the care and oversight of the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land (Canaan)</a></b><br>The Promised Land that God swore to give to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is described as a land flowing with milk and honey.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being prepared to enter and possess the land under the leadership of Moses.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, delivering God's commandments and promises to the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land's_agricultural_cycle.htm">The Promised Land's Agricultural Cycle</a></b><br>The verse references the agricultural cycle, emphasizing God's provision and care throughout the year.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_care.htm">God's Sovereign Care</a></b><br>Just as God watches over the land, He watches over our lives. We can trust in His continual care and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness in God's Promises</a></b><br>The promise of the land to the Israelites is a testament to God's faithfulness. We can rely on His promises in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The agricultural cycle of the land depended on God's provision. Similarly, we should depend on God for our daily needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>As God's eyes are continually on the land, we should be vigilant in our spiritual walk, knowing that God is always watching over us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/y/year-round_commitment.htm">Year-Round Commitment</a></b><br>God's care from the beginning to the end of the year encourages us to maintain our commitment to Him throughout all seasons of life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_biblical_contradictions_show_wisdom.htm">How do contradictions in biblical law reflect divine wisdom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_saul_consult_a_medium_in_1_sam_28.htm">If necromancy is condemned (Deut. 18:9-12), how can 1 Samuel 28:7-25 portray Saul successfully consulting a medium?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._18_9-12_view_miracles.htm">How does Deuteronomy 18:9-12 reconcile the prohibition of sorcery with biblical accounts of approved miracles that seem similarly supernatural?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">A land which the Lord thy God careth for.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">seeketh, </span>as in the margin of our Bibles. Comp. <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm" title="In the day that I lifted up my hand to 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:">Ezekiel 20:6</a> : "A land that I had <span class= "ital">espied </span>for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands." "To <span class= "ital">search out </span>a resting-place for them" (<a href="/numbers/10-33.htm" title="And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.">Numbers 10:33</a>). It is difficult not to think of the <span class= "ital">better </span>land in this description, and of our Saviour's promise, "I go to prepare a place for you." There "the poor and needy" shall not "<span class= "ital">seek </span>water," for "He shall lead them to living fountains of water." They shall "hunger no more, <span class= "ital">neither thirst </span>any more."<p>That something unusual is indicated here seems to have occurred to the old Jewish writer, who says--"And does He not seek out <span class= "ital">all lands? </span>as it is said, 'To cause it to rain on the earth where <span class= "ital">no man is</span>'" (<a href="/job/38-26.htm" title="To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;">Job 38:26</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Careth</span> for; literally, <span class="accented">searcheth</span> or <span class="accented">inquireth after</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. thinks about and cares for (LXX., <span class="greek">ἐπισκοπεῖται</span>, <span class="accented">oversees</span>; cf. <a href="/job/3-4.htm">Job 3:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/142-4.htm">Psalm 142:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/34-8.htm">Ezekiel 34:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Isaiah 62:12</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The eyes of the Lord thy God</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. his special watchful providence (cf. <a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Psalm 33:18</a>; <a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/4-5.htm">Ezekiel 4:5</a>). It was a land on which Jehovah's regard was continually fixed, over which he watched with unceasing care, and which was sustained by his bounty; a land, therefore, wholly dependent on him, and so a fitting place for a people also wholly dependent on him, who owed to his grace all that they were and had. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">It is a land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֕רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cares for;</span><br /><span class="heb">דֹּרֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(dō·rêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are always on it,</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִ֗יד</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8548.htm">Strong's 8548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the beginning</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rê·šîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7225.htm">Strong's 7225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The first, in place, time, order, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the end</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרִ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_319.htm">Strong's 319: </a> </span><span class="str2">The last, end, the future, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the year.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 11:12 A land which Yahweh your God cares (Deut. 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