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JPS Old Testament

Deuteronomy 8:14

then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Forgetting God;   Ingratitude;   Obedience;   Pride;   Prosperity;   Riches;   Temptation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Poverty-Riches;   Riches, Earthly;   Treasures, Earthly;   The Topic Concordance - Remembrance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Forgetting God;   Ingratitude to God;   Riches;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Boasting;   Farming;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Command, Commandment;   Exaltation;   Heart;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Manna;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hardness of the Heart;   Lift;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Deuteronomy;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - House;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gentile;   Humility;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for March 9;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Mitzrayim, out of the house of bondage;
King James Version
Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
Lexham English Bible
then your heart becomes proud and you forget Yahweh your God, the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery,
English Standard Version
then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,
New Century Version
then your heart will become proud. You will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you were slaves.
New English Translation
be sure you do not feel self-important and forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery,
Amplified Bible
then your heart will become lifted up [by self-conceit and arrogance] and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
New American Standard Bible
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;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then thine heart be lifted vp and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage,
Legacy Standard Bible
and your heart becomes lifted up and you forget Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Contemporary English Version
But when all this happens, don't be proud! Don't forget that you were once slaves in Egypt and that it was the Lord who set you free.
Complete Jewish Bible
you will become proud-hearted. Forgetting Adonai your God — who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you lived as slaves;
Darby Translation
then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
Easy-to-Read Version
When that happens, you must be careful not to become proud. You must not forget the Lord your God. You were slaves in Egypt, but he made you free and brought you out of that land.
George Lamsa Translation
Then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
Good News Translation
be sure that you do not become proud and forget the Lord your God who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
Christian Standard Bible®
be careful that your heart doesn’t become proud and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
Literal Translation
then it rises up into your heart, and you forget Jehovah your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
thine hert ryse not then, and thou forget the LORDE thy God (which brought the out of the londe of Egipte, fro ye house of bondage,
American Standard Version
then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
Bible in Basic English
Take care that your hearts are not lifted up in pride, giving no thought to the Lord your God who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then beware lest thyne heart ryse, and thou forget the Lorde thy God, whiche brought thee out of the lande of Egypt, and from the house of bondage:
King James Version (1611)
Then thine heart bee lifted vp, and thou forget the Lord thy God (which brought thee foorth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
thou shouldest be exalted in heart, and forget the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage:
English Revised Version
then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thenke not on thi Lord God, that ledde thee out of the lond of Egipt, and fro the hous of seruage,
Young's Literal Translation
`And thy heart hath been high, and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy God (who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
Update Bible Version
then your heart will be lifted up, and you will forget Yahweh your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves;
Webster's Bible Translation
Then thy heart shall be lifted up, and thou shalt forget the LORD thy God (who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;)
World English Bible
then your heart be lifted up, and you forget Yahweh your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
New King James Version
when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
New Living Translation
Do not become proud at that time and forget the Lord your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.
New Life Bible
be careful not to become proud. Do not forget the Lord your God Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house where you were servants.
New Revised Standard
then do not exalt yourself, forgetting the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and so thy heart be lifted up, - and thou forget Yahweh thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt out of the house of servants;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thy heart be lifted up, and thou remember not the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage:
Revised Standard Version
then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Contextual Overview

10 And thou shalt eat and be satisfied, and bless the LORD thy God for the good land which He hath given thee. 11 Beware lest thou forget the LORD thy God, in not keeping His commandments, and His ordinances, and His statutes, which I command thee this day; 12 lest when thou hast eaten and art satisfied, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; 15 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; 16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that He might afflict thee, and that He might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; 17 and thou say in thy heart: 'My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.' 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God, for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall be, if thou shalt forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I forewarn you this day that ye shall surely perish.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thine heart: Deuteronomy 17:20, 2 Chronicles 26:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, Jeremiah 2:31, 1 Corinthians 4:7, 1 Corinthians 4:8

thou forget: Deuteronomy 8:11, Psalms 106:21, Jeremiah 2:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 13:3 - out of the Deuteronomy 32:18 - forgotten 2 Samuel 24:2 - that I may 2 Kings 14:10 - thine heart 2 Kings 17:38 - ye shall not forget 2 Chronicles 17:5 - he had riches 2 Chronicles 25:19 - heart Job 8:13 - that forget God Psalms 10:4 - will not Psalms 44:17 - yet Psalms 73:6 - Therefore Isaiah 17:10 - thou hast Jeremiah 34:13 - out of Ezekiel 28:2 - Because Ezekiel 28:5 - and thine Daniel 11:12 - his heart 2 Corinthians 12:7 - lest 1 Timothy 3:6 - lest

Cross-References

Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Genesis 8:13
And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dried.
Genesis 8:14
And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then thine heart be lifted up,.... As the heart is apt to be when riches increase; hence the advice in 1 Timothy 6:17

and thou forget the Lord thy God; from whom all good things come, and who can take them away when he pleases, and therefore should be ever kept in mind, for ever looked to and trusted in for the continuance of them; yet such is the evil heart of man, and such the stupefying nature of riches, that they bring on forgetfulness of the author of them, lead off from dependence on him and obedience to him; in order to prevent which, an enumeration is given of wonderful instances of divine goodness to Israel, as follows:

which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; into a land abounding with all the above good things, and therefore it must be the highest ingratitude to forget such a God, and disobey his commands.


 
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