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He brought you water out of hard rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, <i>wherein were</i> fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where <i>there was</i> no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, <i>in which were</i> fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, <i>with its</i> fiery serpents and scorpions, and <i>its</i> thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; He brought water for you out of the rock of flint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, <i>with its</i> fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; He brought water for you out of the rock of flint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He led you through the great and fearsome wilderness, <i>with its</i> fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; He brought water for you out of the rock of flint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, <i>with its</i> fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; it was He who brought water for you out of the flinty rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led you through the great and terrible wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty land where there was no water. He brought water out of the flint rock for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led you through the great and terrible wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty land where there was no water. He brought water out of the flint-like rock for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Remember how he led you in that huge and frightening desert where poisonous snakes and scorpions live. There was no water, but the LORD split open a rock, and water poured out so you could drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He was the one who led you through that vast and dangerous desert-a thirsty and arid land, with poisonous snakes and scorpions. He was the one who made water come out of solid rock for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He led you through that vast and terrifying desert where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. In that dry and waterless land he made water flow out of solid rock for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, and who led you through the vast and dangerous desert, that parched land without water, with its poisonous snakes and scorpions. He brought water out of solid rock for you, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and who brought you through the great, fearful desert of venomous serpents and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow from a flint rock and<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drouth, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with venomous snakes and scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water; who poured water for you out of the rock of flint; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />who is causing you to go in the great and the terrible wilderness [with] burning serpent, and scorpion, and thirst—where there is no water; who is bringing out waters to you from the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> who is causing thee to go in the great and the terrible wilderness -- burning serpent, and scorpion, and thirst -- where there is no water; who is bringing out to thee waters from the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He causing thee to go in the great and fearful desert, the fiery serpent and the scorpion, and a thirsty land, where is no water: he bringing forth to thee water from the rock of flint;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And was thy leader in the great and terrible wilderness, wherein there was the serpent burning with his breath, and the scorpion and the dipsas, and no waters at all: who brought forth streams out of the hardest rock, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and who was your leader in the great and terrible wilderness, in which there was the serpent with a burning breath, and the scorpion, and the snake of thirst, and no waters at all. He led streams out of the hardest rock,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />he guided you through the vast and terrible wilderness with its saraph serpents and scorpions, its parched and waterless ground; he brought forth water for you from the flinty rock<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, an arid wasteland with poisonous snakes and scorpions. He made water flow for you from flint rock,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, a place of fiery serpents and scorpions and droughts, a place where there was no water; who brought you forth water out of the flinty rock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he led you in the great and awesome wilderness, a place of serpents, dragons and scorpions, and a place of drought where there is no water; he brought out waters for you from the rock of flint;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />who led thee through the great and dreadful wilderness, wherein were serpents, fiery serpents, and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />who brought thee through that great and terrible wilderness, where <i>is</i> the biting serpent, and scorpion, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee a fountain of water out of the flinty rock:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/8-15.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=2602" 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/8.htm">Remember the LORD Your God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ham·mō·w·lî·ḵă·ḵā (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">He led</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏōl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">you through the vast</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: wə·han·nō·w·rā (Conj-w, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">and terrifying</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/8314.htm" title="8314: śā·rāp̄ (Adj-ms) -- From saraph; burning, i.e. poisonous; specifically, a saraph or symbolical creature.">with its venomous</a> <a href="/hebrew/5175.htm" title="5175: nā·ḥāš (N-ms) -- A serpent. From nachash; a snake.">snakes</a> <a href="/hebrew/6137.htm" title="6137: wə·‘aq·rāḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Scorpion. Of uncertain derivation; a scorpion; figuratively, a scourge or knotted whip.">and scorpions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6774.htm" title="6774: wə·ṣim·mā·’ō·wn (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Thirsty ground. From tsame'; a thirsty place, i.e. Desert.">a thirsty</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle."></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.">and waterless land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ham·mō·w·ṣî (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">He brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: miṣ·ṣūr (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">from the rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/2496.htm" title="2496: ha·ḥal·lā·mîš (Art:: N-ms) -- Flint. Probably from chalam; flint.">of flint.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.…<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/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a></span><br />Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Numbers 20:8-11</a></span><br />“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.” / So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded. / Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Psalm 78:15-16</a></span><br />He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. / He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21</a></span><br />They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Nehemiah 9:15</a></span><br />In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Psalm 105:41</a></span><br />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="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19-20</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. / The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-8.htm">Psalm 114:8</a></span><br />who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></span><br />But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a></span><br />And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a></span><br />The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18</a></span><br />I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;</p><p class="hdg">led thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">Deuteronomy 1:19</a></b></br> And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16</a></b></br> To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-14</a></b></br> That led <i>them</i> by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? … </p><p class="hdg">fiery serpents</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Numbers 21:6</a></b></br> And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/13-5.htm">Hosea 13:5</a></b></br> I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.</p><p class="hdg">who brought</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-5.htm">Exodus 17:5</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Numbers 20:11</a></b></br> And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts <i>also</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Psalm 78:15,16</a></b></br> He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave <i>them</i> drink as <i>out of</i> the great depths… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-15.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-15.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/numbers/20-15.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">Dreadful</a> <a href="/genesis/31-40.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/genesis/31-40.htm">Drouth</a> <a href="/numbers/11-6.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Led</a> <a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Poison-Snakes</a> <a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/revelation/9-5.htm">Scorpion</a> <a href="/revelation/9-10.htm">Scorpions</a> <a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/numbers/21-7.htm">Serpents</a> <a href="/numbers/21-8.htm">Snakes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-21.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Vast</a> <a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Venomous</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Water</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">Waterless</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-9.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/9-15.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/job/6-21.htm">Dreadful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/job/24-19.htm">Drouth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Led</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Poison-Snakes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-7.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Scorpion</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-11.htm">Scorpions</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Serpents</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-33.htm">Snakes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-17.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Vast</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Venomous</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-9.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Waterless</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-1.htm">An exhortation to obedience in regard to God's mercy and goodness to Israel.</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 wilderness, often identified as the Sinai Peninsula, was a harsh and desolate region. The term "vast" emphasizes the extensive and challenging nature of the terrain, while "terrifying" underscores the dangers and uncertainties faced by the Israelites. This journey is a test of faith and reliance on God, reflecting the broader biblical theme of God leading His people through trials. The wilderness experience is a formative period for Israel, teaching dependence on God and preparing them for the Promised Land.<p><b>with its venomous snakes and scorpions</b><br>The mention of "venomous snakes and scorpions" points to the real physical dangers present in the desert. These creatures symbolize the perilous conditions and the constant threat to the Israelites' survival. In <a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Numbers 21:6</a>, God sends fiery serpents among the people as a consequence of their complaints, which further illustrates the reality of these dangers. The presence of such threats serves as a reminder of the Israelites' vulnerability and the necessity of divine protection. It also foreshadows the spiritual battles believers face, where reliance on God is crucial for overcoming evil.<p><b>a thirsty and waterless land</b><br>This phrase describes the arid environment of the wilderness, emphasizing the scarcity of water, a vital resource for survival. The lack of water is a recurring challenge for the Israelites, as seen in <a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a> and <a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">Numbers 20:2-13</a>, where the people grumble against Moses due to the absence of water. The "thirsty and waterless land" serves as a metaphor for spiritual dryness and the need for God's provision. It highlights the theme of God as the provider, who sustains His people even in the most inhospitable conditions.<p><b>He brought you water from the rock of flint</b><br>This miraculous provision of water from a rock is a significant event in the Israelites' journey, recorded in <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a> and <a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Numbers 20:11</a>. The "rock of flint" suggests a hard, unyielding surface, making the miracle even more remarkable. This act of God not only meets the physical needs of the people but also symbolizes spiritual sustenance. In <a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a>, Paul identifies the rock as a type of Christ, who provides living water to quench spiritual thirst. This connection underscores the continuity of God's provision from the Old Testament to the New Testament, where Jesus is the ultimate source of life and sustenance for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is recounting God's faithfulness and provision during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are being reminded of God's provision and protection.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The harsh and barren desert through which the Israelites traveled for 40 years, characterized by its lack of water and presence of dangers.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/v/venomous_snakes_and_scorpions.htm">Venomous Snakes and Scorpions</a></b><br>Representing the physical dangers present in the wilderness, highlighting the perilous conditions the Israelites faced.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rock_of_flint.htm">Rock of Flint</a></b><br>A symbol of God's miraculous provision, where water was brought forth to sustain the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_difficult_times.htm">God's Faithfulness in Difficult Times</a></b><br>Reflect on how God led the Israelites through the wilderness, providing for their needs despite the harsh conditions. Trust in God's faithfulness in your own life's wilderness experiences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_provision.htm">Recognizing God's Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided water from the rock, He provides for our needs in unexpected ways. Be attentive to the ways God is providing for you today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_fear_with_faith.htm">Overcoming Fear with Faith</a></b><br>The presence of snakes and scorpions symbolizes fear and danger. Rely on God's protection and guidance to overcome fears in your life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>The water from the rock is a metaphor for spiritual sustenance. Seek Christ, the living water, to satisfy your spiritual thirst.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_deliverance.htm">Gratitude for God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Remember and give thanks for the times God has delivered you from difficult situations, just as He delivered the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_2_6__scorpions_linked_to_israel.htm">Ezekiel 2:6: Is there any archaeological or historical record linking scorpions or such imagery to the prophet’s experience or Israelite culture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_does_moses_teach_in_deut..htm">What lessons does Moses teach in Deuteronomy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/origin_of_ancient_serpent_myth.htm">What is the origin of the Ancient Serpent myth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_the_desert_support_many_people.htm">How could the desert environment realistically support so many people, as described in Numbers 1? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">The rock of flint.</span>--The rock in Horeb is called <span class= "ital">ts-r; </span>the rock smitten in Kadesh, <span class= "ital">selagh. </span>The first word conveys the idea of "hardness"; the other is rather a "cliff," or "height," and suggests the idea of inaccessibility. In <a href="/numbers/20-10.htm" title="And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, you rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?">Numbers 20:10</a>, the words of Moses to the rebels, "Must we fetch you water out of this rock?" seem to help the distinction, whatever its purpose may be. On the associations of the word <span class= "ital">ts-r </span>with flint, see Note on <a href="/joshua/5-2.htm" title="At that time the LORD said to Joshua, Make you sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.">Joshua 5:2</a>. The word <span class= "ital">challamish, </span>here used for flint, occurs in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm" title="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;">Deuteronomy 32:13</a>, <a href="/job/28-9.htm" title="He puts forth his hand on the rock; he overturns the mountains by the roots.">Job 28:9</a>, <a href="/psalms/114-8.htm" title="Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.">Psalm 114:8</a> (an allusion to this passage), and <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm" title="Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.">Isaiah 1:7</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness,</span> <span class="cmt_word">wherein were fiery serpents</span>, etc. "The fiery serpent" and "the scorpion" (sing.) are in apposition to the "wilderness," and illustrate its terribleness. <span class="accented">Fiery serpents -</span> <span class="greek">ὔφεις τοὺς θανατοῦνσας</span> LXX. - or burning serpents, so called from the burning pain caused by their bite; probably the cerastes, or one of the naja species (cf. <a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Numbers 21:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/8-15.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 led</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמּוֹלִ֨יכֲךָ֜</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mō·w·lî·ḵă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you through the vast</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּדֹ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and terrifying</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנּוֹרָ֗א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nō·w·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wilderness</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר ׀</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with its venomous</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרָף֙</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rāp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8314.htm">Strong's 8314: </a> </span><span class="str2">Burning, poisonous, a saraph, symbolical creature</span><br /><br /><span class="word">snakes</span><br /><span class="heb">נָחָ֤שׁ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḥāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5175.htm">Strong's 5175: </a> </span><span class="str2">A serpent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and scorpions,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַקְרָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘aq·rāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6137.htm">Strong's 6137: </a> </span><span class="str2">A scorpion, a scourge, knotted whip</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thirsty</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצִמָּא֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣim·mā·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6774.htm">Strong's 6774: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thirsty place, desert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and waterless [land].</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He brought you</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמּוֹצִ֤יא</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mō·w·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the rock</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצּ֖וּר</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<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 /><br /><span class="word">of flint.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥal·lā·mîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2496.htm">Strong's 2496: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flint</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 8:15 Who led you through the great (Deut. 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