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He nourished him with honey from the rock, and with oil from the flinty crag,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He let them ride over the highlands and feast on the crops of the fields. He nourished them with honey from the rock and olive oil from the stony ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He made him ride on the high places of the land, and he ate the produce of the field, and he suckled him with honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“He made him ride in the heights of the earth, That he might eat the produce of the fields; He made him draw honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He had him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And He had him suck honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And He made him suck honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And He made him suck honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And He made him suck honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He made him (Israel) ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And He made him suck honey from the rock, And [olive] oil from the flinty rock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made him ride on the heights of the land and eat the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from flinty rock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made him ride on the heights of the land and eat the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from flint-like rock, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he helped you capture the land. Your fields were rich with grain. Olive trees grew in your stony soil, and honey was found among the rocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He made them ride on the heights of the earth and fed them with the produce of the fields. He gave them honey from rocks and olive oil from solid rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"He let them rule the highlands, and they ate what grew in the fields. They found wild honey among the rocks; their olive trees flourished in stony ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He mounted him on a high place above the earth, feeding him from the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and with oil from the flint rock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He enabled him to travel over the high terrain of the land, and he ate of the produce of the fields. He provided honey for him from the cliffs, and olive oil from the hardest of rocks, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He made him ride on the high places of the earth. He ate the increase of the field. He caused him to suck honey out of the rock, oil out of the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He made him ride on the high places of the earth. He ate the increase of the field. He caused him to suck honey out of the rock, oil out of the flinty rock; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He makes him ride on high places of earth, "" And he eats increase of the fields, "" And He makes him suck honey from a rock, "" And oil out of the flint of a rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He maketh him ride on high places of earth, And he eateth increase of the fields, And He maketh him suck honey from a rock, And oil out of the flint of a rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will cause him to ride upon the heights of the land; He shall eat the produce of the field; And he shall suck honey from the rock, And oil from the flint of the rock.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He set him upon high land: that he might eat the fruits of the fields, that he might suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the hardest stone, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He stood him upon an exalted land, so that he might eat the fruits of the fields, so that he might eat honey from the rock, and oil from the hardest stone,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He had them mount the summits of the land, fed them the produce of its fields; He suckled them with honey from the crags and olive oil from the flinty rock; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He set him atop the heights of the land, and fed him with produce of the field; he nursed him with honey from the crags, with oil from flinty rock;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He made him to dwell in a fertile land, and fed him with the produce of the field; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock and oil out of the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He made him to dwell on the strength of the land and fed him the produce of the field and suckled him with honey from the rock and oil from the rock of flint;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the fruitage of the field; And He made him to suck honey out of the crag, And oil out of the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He brought them up on the strength of the land; he fed them with the fruits of the fields; they sucked honey out of the rock, and oil out of the solid rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-13.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=9055" 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/32.htm">The Song of Moses</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: yar·ki·ḇê·hū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">He made him ride</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: bå̄·mō·ṯē (N-fpc) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">the heights</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: way·yō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and fed him</a> <a href="/hebrew/8570.htm" title="8570: tə·nū·ḇōṯ (N-fpc) -- Fruit, produce. From nuwb; produce.">the produce</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: śā·ḏāy (N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="3243: way·yê·ni·qê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To suck. A primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk.">He nourished him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ḏə·ḇaš (N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">with honey</a> <a href="/hebrew/5553.htm" title="5553: mis·se·la‘ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A crag, cliff. From an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively.">from the rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: wə·še·men (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">and oil</a> <a href="/hebrew/2496.htm" title="2496: mê·ḥal·mîš (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Flint. Probably from chalam; flint.">from the flinty</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: ṣūr (N-ms) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">crag,</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.…<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="/psalms/81-16.htm">Psalm 81:16</a></span><br />But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Psalm 147:14</a></span><br />He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Isaiah 58:14</a></span><br />then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6</a></span><br />when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">Psalm 68:15-16</a></span><br />A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan. / Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23-25</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. / The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and pitchfork. / And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.<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="/hosea/2-8.htm">Hosea 2:8</a></span><br />For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40-41</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. / He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.<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="/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22</a></span><br />You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/genesis/49-20.htm">Genesis 49:20</a></span><br />Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-20.htm">1 Kings 4:20-21</a></span><br />The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. / And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;</p><p class="hdg">ride</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">Deuteronomy 33:26,29</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> none like unto the God of Jeshurun, <i>who</i> rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Isaiah 58:14</a></b></br> Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-2.htm">Ezekiel 36:2</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:</p><p class="hdg">honey</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6</a></b></br> When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Psalm 81:16</a></b></br> He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21</a></b></br> And they thirsted not <i>when</i> he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-6.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/78-16.htm">Crag</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-57.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-20.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-51.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Places</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-9.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Ride</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/genesis/33-13.htm">Suck</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">Crag</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-38.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-15.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">High</a> <a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-3.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-24.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Places</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/judges/5-10.htm">Ride</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Suck</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-46.htm">He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-48.htm">God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die</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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Riding on the heights symbolizes victory, dominion, and the ability to see far and wide, suggesting a position of advantage and oversight. Biblically, this can be connected to the promises given to the patriarchs, such as in <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>, where God promises to make Abraham a great nation. The imagery of riding on heights also reflects the blessings of obedience as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1</a>, where God promises to set Israel high above all nations if they obey His commands.<p><b>and fed him the produce of the field.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's provision and sustenance for Israel. The produce of the field represents the agricultural abundance of the Promised Land, a land "flowing with milk and honey" as described in <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>. This abundance is a direct fulfillment of God's covenant promises, emphasizing His faithfulness. The produce also symbolizes spiritual nourishment, as seen in <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>, where Jesus refers to Himself as the "bread of life," indicating that true sustenance comes from God.<p><b>He nourished him with honey from the rock</b><br>Honey from the rock is a metaphor for unexpected blessings and provision from unlikely sources. In the arid and rocky terrain of the Near East, finding honey would be rare and precious, symbolizing God's miraculous provision. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the source of spiritual sweetness and sustenance, as reflected in <a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Psalm 81:16</a>, where God promises to satisfy His people with honey from the rock. It also points to the sweetness of God's word, as described in <a href="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a>.<p><b>and oil from the flinty crag,</b><br>Oil, often associated with olive oil, was a staple in ancient Israel for cooking, anointing, and lighting lamps. The mention of oil from the flinty crag suggests abundance and prosperity even in hard and barren places. This imagery can be linked to the anointing of the Holy Spirit, as oil is a symbol of the Spirit's presence and blessing, seen in passages like <a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a>, where David is anointed by Samuel. The flinty crag, a hard and unyielding surface, underscores the miraculous nature of God's provision, echoing the theme of God bringing forth life and blessing from seemingly impossible situations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering a song to the Israelites as a reminder of God's faithfulness and their history.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, whom Moses is addressing in this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, a place of abundance and blessing promised to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rock_and_flinty_crag.htm">The Rock and Flinty Crag</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's provision in seemingly impossible circumstances.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_song_of_moses.htm">The Song of Moses</a></b><br>A poetic recounting of God's past faithfulness and a prophetic warning to the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_abundance.htm">God's Provision in Abundance</a></b><br>God provides not just the essentials but in abundance, symbolized by honey and oil. Trust in His provision even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_rock.htm">Symbolism of the Rock</a></b><br>The rock represents stability and strength. God can bring forth blessings from the most unlikely places, reminding us of His sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_obedience.htm">Faithfulness and Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey is a testament to God's faithfulness. Our response should be one of obedience and gratitude for His continued provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>Just as God nourished the Israelites physically, He offers spiritual nourishment through His Word and Spirit. Seek Him for sustenance in your spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_promised_abundance.htm">Living in the Promised Abundance</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live in the abundance of God's promises, not just materially but spiritually, embracing the fullness of life in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_deut._32_13's_'honey_from_rock'_credible.htm">How credible is Deuteronomy 32:13’s claim of extracting “honey from the rock” without any supporting archaeological or geological evidence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'bathing_steps_in_butter'_literal.htm">Is the image of “bathing his steps in butter” (Job 29:6) literal, and does it align with known ancient customs or practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_numbers_13_conflict_with_others.htm">Why do the accounts in Numbers 13 seem to conflict with other passages about the Promised Land's inhabitants and geography?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'honey_from_the_rock'_a_literal_miracle.htm">In Psalm 81:16, does the claim of satisfying Israel with “honey from the rock” suggest a literal miracle, and how do we address it scientifically?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He made him ride on the high places of the earth.</span> To ride over or drive over the heights of a country is figuratively to subjugate and take possession of that country (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Deuteronomy 33:29</a>; <a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Isaiah 58:14</a>). Israel, having subjugated Canaan, could eat of its produce, <span class="cmt_word">the increase of the fields</span>, as his own. <span class="cmt_word">Honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock.</span> Canaan abounded in wild bees, which had their hives in crevices of the rock, and in olive trees, which grew on a rocky soil; as is still the case in Palestine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-13.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">He made him ride</span><br /><span class="heb">יַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yar·ki·ḇê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ride, to place upon, to despatch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heights</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֣מֳתֵי‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(bā·mo·ṯê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·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">and fed him</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאכַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the produce</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנוּבֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nū·ḇōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8570.htm">Strong's 8570: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit, produce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the field.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂדָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(śā·ḏāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He nourished</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ni·qê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3243.htm">Strong's 3243: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suck, to give milk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him with honey</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Honey, syrup</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the rock</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסֶּ֔לַע</span> <span class="translit">(mis·se·la‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> </span><span class="str2">A craggy rock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and oil</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֶׁ֖מֶן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·še·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the flinty</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḥal·mîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2496.htm">Strong's 2496: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crag,</span><br /><span class="heb">צֽוּר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:13 He made him ride on the high (Deut. 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