Deuteronomy 11 · Verse 12

Deuteronomy 11:12

A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Deuteronomy 11:12, King James Version

Deuteronomy 11:12 in other translations

BSBIt is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.
WEBa land which the LORD your God cares for. The LORD your God’s eyes are always on it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.
ASVa land which Jehovah thy God careth for: the eyes of Jehovah thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
YLTa land which Jehovah thy God is searching; continually are the eyes of Jehovah thy God upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the latter end of the year.
DARBYa land which Jehovah thy God careth for; the eyes of Jehovah thy God are constantly upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
BBEA land cared for by the Lord your God: the eyes of the Lord your God are on it at all times from one end of the year to the other.
WebsterA land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even to the end of the year.

What does Deuteronomy 11:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 11:10-12

10-12. For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out--The physical features of Palestine present a striking contrast to those of the land of bondage. A widely extending plain forms the cultivated portion of Egypt, and on the greater part of this low and level country rain never falls. This natural want is supplied by the annual overflow of the Nile, and by…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 11:8-17

Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the curse, according as they did or did not keep God's commandment. Sin tends to shorten the days of all men, and to shorten the days of a people's prosperity. God will bless them with an abundance of all good things, if they would love him and serve him. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is; but the favour of God shall put…

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Deuteronomy 11:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֶ֕רֶץ'E.retza landH776
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
דֹּרֵ֣שׁdo.Resh[is] caring forH1875
אֹתָ֑הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853
תָּמִ֗ידta.MidcontinuallyH8548
עֵינֵ֨י'ei.Nei[the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
בָּ֔הּBah[are] on <the> it
מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙me.re.Shitfrom [the] beginning ofH7225
הַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.Nahthe yearH8141
וְעַ֖דve.'Adand untilH5704
אַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.Rit[the] end ofH319
שָׁנָֽה\׃\ \סsha.Naha yearH8141

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 11:12

  • Jeremiah 24:6

    For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

  • Psalms 33:18

    Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

  • 1 Kings 9:3

    And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

  • Psalms 34:15

    The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

  • Ezra 5:5

    But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
careth for. Heb. seeketh. the eyes.
1Ki 9:3; Ezr 5:5; Ps 33:18; 34:15; Jer 24:6

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 11:11

    But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

  • Deuteronomy 11:12

    A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

  • Deuteronomy 11:13

    And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

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Deuteronomy 11:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tierra de la cual Jehová tu Dios cuida: siempre están sobre ella los ojos de Jehová tu Dios, desde el principio del año hasta el fin de él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		– un pays dont l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, a soin, sur lequel l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, a continuellement les yeux, depuis le commencement de l’année jusqu’à la fin de l’année.
German
Elberfelder 1871		ein Land, auf welches Jehova, dein Gott, acht hat: Beständig sind die Augen Jehovas, deines Gottes, darauf gerichtet, vom Anfang des Jahres bis zum Ende des Jahres.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quam Dominus Deus tuus semper invisit, et oculi illius in ea sunt a principio anni usque ad finem ejus.