Deuteronomy 11 · Verse 15

Deuteronomy 11:15

And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
Deuteronomy 11:15, King James Version

Deuteronomy 11:15 in other translations

BSBAnd I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.
WEBI will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be full.
ASVAnd I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be full.
YLTand I have given herbs in thy field for thy cattle, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied.
DARBYand I will give grass in thy field for thy cattle; and thou shalt eat and be full.
BBEAnd I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, so that you may have food in full measure.
WebsterAnd I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.

What does Deuteronomy 11:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 11:15-17
15-17. I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle--Undoubtedly the special blessing of the former and the latter rain [De 11:14] was one principal cause of the extraordinary fertility of Canaan in ancient times. That blessing was promised to the Israelites as a temporal reward for their fidelity to the national covenant [De 11:13]. It was threatened to be withdrawn on their disobedience or apostasy; and most signally is the execution of that threatening seen in the present sterility of Palestine. MR. LowthIAN, an English farmer, who was struck during his journey from Joppa to Jerusalem by not seeing a blade of grass, where even in the poorest localities of Britain some wild vegetation is found, directed his attention particularly to the subject, and pursued the inquiry during a month's residence in Jerusalem, where he learned that a miserably small quantity of milk is daily sold to the inhabitants at a dear rate, and that chiefly asses' milk. "Most clearly," says he, "did I perceive that the barrenness of large portions of the country was owing to the cessation of the early and latter rain, and that the absence of grass and flowers made it no longer the land (De 11:9) flowing with milk and honey."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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 11:15 in the original Hebrew

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וְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.Tiand I will giveH5414
עֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevgrassH6212
בְּשָׂדְךָ֖be.sa.de.Khain field[s] yourH7704
לִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָliv.hem.Te.khafor cattle yourH929
וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.Taand you will eatH398
וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ\׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taand you will be satisfiedH7646

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 11:15

  • Psalms 104:14

    He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

  • Deuteronomy 6:11

    And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

  • Joel 2:19

    Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:

  • Malachi 3:10-11

    Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Joel 2:22

    Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

  • Deuteronomy 8:10

    When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

  • Haggai 1:6

    Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

  • Joel 1:18

    How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And I will.
1Ki 18:5; Ps 104:14; Jer 14:5; Joe 1:18; 2:22
send. Heb. give. eat and be full.
6:11; 8:10; Joe 2:19; Hag 1:6; Mal 3:10,11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 11:14

    That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.

  • Deuteronomy 11:15

    And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.

  • Deuteronomy 11:16

    Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

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Deuteronomy 11:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Daré también hierba en tu campo para tus bestias; y comerás, y te hartarás.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et je donnerai l’herbe dans tes champs, pour ton bétail; et tu mangeras, et tu seras rassasié.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und ich werde deinem Vieh Kraut geben auf deinem Felde, und du wirst essen und satt werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
fœnumque ex agris ad pascenda jumenta, et ut ipsi comedatis ac saturemini.