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Deuteronomy 8:15

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Animals;   Blessing;   Desert;   Flint;   Prosperity;   Riches;   Rock;   Scorpion;   Serpent;   Thompson Chain Reference - Drought;   Meteorology;   Scorpions;   Serpents;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Deserts;   Providence of God, the;   Reptiles;   Rocks;   Scorpion, the;   Serpents;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Akrabbim;   Scorpion;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Shepherd;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Scorpions;   Seraphim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Manna;   Numbers, the Book of;   Pentateuch;   Scorpion;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Desert;   Fiery Serpent;   Flint;   Scorpion;   Wilderness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Deuteronomy;   Scorpion;   Serpent;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Poison;   Rock ;   Scorpion ;   Scorpion (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Flint;   Scorpion,;   Seraphim;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Leviathan;   Scorpion;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Akrabbim;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Flint;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Scorpion;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Flint;   Scorpion;   Serpent;   Water;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Adder;   Akrabbim;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Humility;   Serpent;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
He led you through the great and fearsome 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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He 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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And whiche was thy guyde in the great and terrible wyldernesse [wherein were] firie serpentes, scorpions, and drouth without any water: But he brought out water for thee, euen out of the rocke of flint.
Easy-to-Read Version
He led you through that great and terrible desert where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. The ground was dry, and there was no water anywhere. But he gave you water out of a solid rock.
Revised Standard Version
who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock,
World English Bible
who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, [in which were] fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;
King James Version (1611)
Who led thee through that great and terrible wildernesse, wherein were fierie serpents, and scorpions, & drought, where there was no water, who brought thee foorth water out of the rocke of flint,
King James Version
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and led ye thorow this greate & terrible wyldernes, where were serpentes that spouted fyre, and Scorpions, & drouth, and where there was no water, and brought the water out of the hard flynte,
American Standard Version
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;
Bible in Basic English
Who was your guide through that great and cruel waste, where there were poison-snakes and scorpions and a dry land without water; who made water come out of the hard rock for you;
Update Bible Version
who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;
Webster's Bible Translation
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;
New King James Version
who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock;
Contemporary English Version
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
who led you through the vast and fearsome desert, with its poisonous snakes, scorpions and waterless, thirsty ground; who brought water out of flint rock for you;
Darby Translation
who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, [a wilderness of] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there is no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Who was thy guide in the great and terrible wildernes (wherein were fierie serpents, & scorpions, and drought, where was no water, who brought forth water for thee out of ye rock of flint:
George Lamsa Translation
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;
Good News Translation
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.
Amplified Bible
"He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its 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.
Hebrew Names Version
who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, [in which were] fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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;
New Living Translation
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!
New Life Bible
He led you through the big desert that brought fear with its poisonous snakes and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water. He brought you water out of hard rock.
New Revised Standard
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,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
who brought thee through that great and terrible wilderness, where is the biting serpent, and scorpion, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee a fountain of water out of the flinty rock:
English Revised Version
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;
Berean Standard Bible
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
who caused thee to journey through the great and terrible desert, of fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty wastes where was no water, - who brought forth for thee water out of the flinty rock;
Douay-Rheims Bible
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,
Lexham English Bible
the one leading you in the great and terrible desert infested with dangerous snakes and scorpions and parched ground, where there is no water, and the one bringing out water for you from flint rock,
Literal Translation
who led you through the great and dreadful wilderness, with burning serpent, and scorpion, and thirsty ground where no water is ; who brought you water out of the flinty rock;
English Standard Version
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,
New American Standard Bible
He who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions, and its thirsty ground where there was no water; He who brought water for you out of the rock of flint.
New Century Version
He led you through the large and terrible desert that was dry and had no water, and that had poisonous snakes and stinging insects. He gave you water from a solid rock
Christian Standard Bible®
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and was thi ledere in the greet wildirnesse and ferdful, in which was a serpent brenninge with blast, and scorpioun, and dipsas, and outirli no `watris; which Lord ledde out stremes of the hardeste stoon,
Young's Literal Translation
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;

Contextual Overview

10 You will eat your fill and then praise the Lord your God because of the good land he has given you. 11 Be sure you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today. 12 When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses, 13 when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything, 14 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, 15 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 16 fed you in the desert with manna (which your ancestors had never before known) so that he might by humbling you test you and eventually bring good to you. 17 Be careful not to say, "My own ability and skill have gotten me this wealth." 18 You must remember the Lord your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors, even as he has to this day. 19 Now if you forget the Lord your God at all and follow other gods, worshiping and prostrating yourselves before them, I testify to you today that you will surely be annihilated.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

led thee: Deuteronomy 1:19, Psalms 136:16, Isaiah 63:12-14, Jeremiah 2:6

fiery serpents: Numbers 21:6, Hosea 13:5

who brought: Exodus 17:5, Numbers 20:11, Psalms 78:15, Psalms 78:16, Psalms 105:41, Psalms 114:8, Isaiah 35:7, 1 Corinthians 10:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 17:6 - and thou Numbers 20:5 - this evil Deuteronomy 32:10 - found Judges 14:14 - Out of the eater Nehemiah 9:15 - broughtest Job 36:31 - by Psalms 107:4 - wandered Isaiah 30:6 - into the land Isaiah 43:19 - rivers Jeremiah 2:2 - when Revelation 9:3 - as

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness,.... The wilderness of Paran, which was great and large, reaching from Sinai to Kadesh, eleven days' journey, and terrible to the sight, nothing being to be seen but dry rocks and barren mountains; see Deuteronomy 1:19, and especially for what follows: wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions; fiery serpents, such as bit the Israelites, of which see Numbers 21:6 and scorpions, a kind of serpents, venomous and mischievous, which have stings in their tails they are continually thrusting out and striking with, as Pliny says u; and have their name from their great sting; for Aristotle w says, this alone of insects has a large sting:

and drought where there was no water; a dry and barren place where no water was to be had; see Psalms 63:1 or it may be rather another kind of serpents may be meant, which is called "dipsas"; and so the Vulgate Latin, Septuagint, and Samaritan versions render it; the biting of which produces such a thirst as proves mortal, and which must be intolerable in a wilderness where no water is; and from whence it has its name, which signifies thirsty, as does the Hebrew word here used:

who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; which was done both at Horeb and Kadesh, Exodus 17:6 and was very extraordinary; by striking flint, fire is ordinarily produced, and not water. Dr. Shaw observes x, that it may be more properly named, with other sorts of graphite marble here to be met with, "the rock of amethyst", from their reddish or purple colour and complexion.

u Nat. Hist. l. 11. c. 25. w Hist. Animal. l. 4. c. 7. x Travels, p. 317, 442.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Render: “Who brought thee through that great and terrible wilderness, the fiery serpent and the scorpion, and the dry land where are no waters.” On the fiery serpents see Numbers 21:6 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 8:15. Who led thee through that - terrible wilderness — See the account of their journeying in the notes, Exodus 16:1, c. Numbers 21:10-35, &c.

Fiery serpents — Serpents whose bite occasioned a most violent inflammation, accompanied with an unquenchable thirst, and which terminated in death. Numbers 21:6.


 
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