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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Rather, the land you will soon take over is a land of hills and valleys with plenty of rain—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the land that you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water by the rain from heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the land, whither ye go to possess it, <i>is</i> a land of hills and valleys, <i>and</i> drinketh water of the rain of heaven:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />but the land which you cross over to possess <i>is</i> a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water from the rain of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the land into which you are about to cross to possess, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the land you are entering to possess is a land of mountains and valleys, watered by rain from the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the land you are entering to possess is a land of mountains and valleys, watered by rain from the sky. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But the hills and valleys in the promised land are watered by rain from heaven, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The land you're about to enter is a land with hills and valleys, watered by rain from the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but the land that you are about to enter is a land of mountains and valleys, a land watered by rain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Instead, the land that you are crossing over to inherit is a land of hills and valleys that drinks water supplied by rain from heaven, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Instead, the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy is one of hills and valleys, a land that drinks in water from the rains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but the land, where you go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys which drinks water of the rain of the sky,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but the land that you go over to possess is a land of hills and valleys which drinks water from the rain of the sky, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but the land to where you are passing over to possess it [is] a land of hills and valleys—it drinks water of the rain of the heavens—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but the land whither ye are passing over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys; of the rain of the heavens it drinketh water;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the land where ye are passing over there to possess it, a land of mountains and valleys; according to the rain of the heavens it will drink water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But it is a land of hills and plains, expecting rain from heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Rather, it has mountainous regions and plains, which lay waiting for rain from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />No, the land into which you are crossing to take possession is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in rain from the heavens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the land that you are crossing over to occupy is a land of hills and valleys, watered by rain from the sky,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the land which you are going over to possess is a land of mountains and valleys, that drinks water of the rain from heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But the land through which you pass to inherit is a land of mountains and of plains, and drinks water from the rain of Heaven:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water as the rain of heaven cometh down;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />but the land into which thou goest to inherit it, is a land of mountains and plains; it shall drink water of the rain of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/11-11.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=3327" 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">10</span>For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">But the 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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·ḇə·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">are crossing</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·riš·tāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to possess</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">is a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">of mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/1237.htm" title="1237: ū·ḇə·qā·‘ōṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- A valley, plain. From baqa'; properly, a split, i.e. A wide level valley between mountains.">and valleys</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: tiš·teh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">that drinks in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: lim·ṭar (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">the rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">from heaven.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>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.…<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="/numbers/13-27.htm">Numbers 13:27</a></span><br />And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-7.htm">Numbers 14:7-8</a></span><br />and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. / 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="/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="/exodus/33-3.htm">Exodus 33:3</a></span><br />Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a></span><br />For 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; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a></span><br />Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Nehemiah 9:25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</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. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. / You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. ...<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/2-7.htm">Jeremiah 2:7</a></span><br />I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and bounty, but you came and defiled My land and made My inheritance detestable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9-10</a></span><br />By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-9</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. / There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the land, where you go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinks water of the rain of heaven:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a></b></br> 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; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28</a></b></br> Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Psalm 65:12,13</a></b></br> They drop <i>upon</i> the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Crossing</a> <a href="/genesis/44-5.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-28.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Drinks</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-9.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Valleys</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Water</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Whereunto</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/11-31.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-18.htm">Crossing</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Drinks</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-17.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-17.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-31.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-17.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Valleys</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-16.htm">Water</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-13.htm">Whereunto</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Whither</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'; 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The crossing of the Jordan River symbolizes a transition from the wilderness wanderings to the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The land is described as a possession, indicating a divine gift and inheritance. This moment is a fulfillment of the covenant God made with the patriarchs, emphasizing God's faithfulness. The crossing itself is a type of baptism, symbolizing a new beginning and a step of faith, much like the Christian's journey into new life in Christ.<p><b>is a land of mountains and valleys</b><br>The geographical description highlights the diversity and richness of the Promised Land. The mountains and valleys suggest a land of varied terrain, which would provide different resources and opportunities for agriculture and settlement. This contrasts with the flat, arid desert the Israelites had known. The mountains often symbolize places of divine encounter in Scripture, such as Mount Sinai (Exodus 19) and the Mount of Transfiguration (<a href="/matthew/17.htm">Matthew 17:1-9</a>). The valleys can represent places of growth and fertility, as well as challenges and battles, such as the Valley of Elah where David fought Goliath (1 Samuel 17).<p><b>that drinks in the rain from heaven</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the land's dependence on divine provision rather than human effort. Unlike Egypt, where irrigation was necessary, the Promised Land relies on rain, a direct blessing from God. This dependence on heavenly rain underscores the Israelites' need for faith and obedience to God's commands to ensure His continued blessing (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Deuteronomy 11:13-17</a>). The rain from heaven can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual nourishment and blessing, pointing to the New Testament concept of living water provided by Jesus Christ (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's message to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are about to enter the land promised to their ancestors.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jordan_river.htm">Jordan River</a></b><br>The boundary the Israelites must cross to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land (Canaan)</a></b><br>The land God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, described as a land of abundance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_and_valleys.htm">Mountains and Valleys</a></b><br>The geographical features of the Promised Land, symbolizing its richness and diversity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The land "drinks rain from heaven," emphasizing God's direct provision and care. Trust in God's provision in your life, knowing He sustains and nourishes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites had to trust and obey God to enter the Promised Land, we are called to live by faith and obedience to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>The Promised Land is a type of our spiritual inheritance in Christ. Reflect on the spiritual blessings and promises God has given us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The land's dependence on rain from heaven is a reminder of our need to depend on God for spiritual and physical sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_blessing.htm">Preparation for Blessing</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey to the land required preparation and readiness. Consider how you are preparing your heart and life for the blessings God has in store.<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_to_address_no_historical_proof.htm">Deuteronomy 11 repeatedly references miracles and direct divine intervention; how do we address the absence of clear historical corroboration for these events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_king_og's_iron_bed_historically_accurate.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11 describes King Og's massive iron bed--how can this be historically or scientifically accurate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_perverse_mouth.htm">What does Mark 11:23 mean about moving mountains?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._11_22-23_support_god_driving_out_nations.htm">In Deuteronomy 11:22-23, what evidence supports or contradicts the claim that God would 'drive out' nations from the land?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">Drinketh water of the rain of heaven.</span>--Or, as it is prettily expressed by the Jewish commentator, "While thou sleepest on thy bed, the Holy One (blessed be He! ) waters it high and low." (Comp. the parable in St. <a href="/context/mark/4-26.htm" title="And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;">Mark 4:26-27</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/11-11.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">But the land</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאָ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | 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">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֜ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are entering</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹבְרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to possess</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·riš·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<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">of mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and valleys</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְקָעֹ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·qā·‘ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1237.htm">Strong's 1237: </a> </span><span class="str2">A split, a wide level valley between mountains</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that drinks in</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁתֶּה־</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·teh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the rain</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְטַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(lim·ṭar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from heaven.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 11:11 But the land where you go over (Deut. 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