Deuteronomy 8:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You can dig for copper in those hills, and the stones are made of iron ore. And you won't go hungry. Wheat and barley fields are everywhere, and so are vineyards and orchards full of fig, pomegranate, and olive trees, and there is plenty of honey.

Cross References

Genesis 49:11

You will tie your donkey to a choice grapevine and wash your clothes in wine from those grapes.

2 Samuel 4:6

in his bedroom. The two brothers went into the house, pretending to get some flour. But once they were inside, they stabbed Ishbosheth in the stomach and killed him. Then they cut off his head and took it with them. Rechab and Baanah walked through the Jordan valley all night long.

1 Kings 5:11

In return, Solomon gave Hiram two thousand tonnes of wheat and four hundred thousand litres of pure olive oil each year.

2 Kings 18:32

for a while. Then he will come and take you away to a country just like yours, where you can plant vineyards, raise your own grain, and have plenty of olive oil and honey. Believe me, you won't starve there. Hezekiah claims the LORD will save you. But don't be fooled by him.

Psalm 147:14

God lets you live in peace, and he gives you the very best wheat.

Psalm 81:16

But I would feed you with the finest bread and with the best honey until you were full.”

Isaiah 7:23

Vineyards that had a thousand vines and were worth a thousand pieces of silver will turn into thorn patches.

Jeremiah 2:7

I brought you here to my land, where food is abundant, but you made my land filthy with your sins.

Jeremiah 5:17

This nation will eat your crops and livestock; they will leave no fruit on your vines or trees. And although you feel safe behind thick walls, your towns will be destroyed and your children killed.

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and Israel gave you their finest wheat, best figs, honey, olive oil, and spices in exchange for your merchandise.

Hosea 2:22

and it will produce grain, grapes, and olives in Jezreel Valley.

Hosea 2:8

She didn't know that her grain, wine, and olive oil were gifts from me, as were the gold and silver she used in worshipping Baal.

Micah 4:4

Everyone will find rest beneath their own fig trees or grapevines, and they will live in peace. This is a solemn promise of the LORD All-Powerful.

Habakkuk 3:17

Fig trees may no longer bloom, or vineyards produce grapes; olive trees may be fruitless, and harvest time a failure; sheep pens may be empty, and cattle stalls vacant—

Numbers 13:23

When they got to Bunch Valley, they cut off a branch with such a huge bunch of grapes, that it took two men to carry it on a pole. That's why the place was called Bunch Valley. Along with the grapes, they also took back pomegranates and figs.

John 6:13

The disciples gathered them up and filled twelve large baskets with what was left over from the five barley loaves.

John 6:9

“There is a boy here who has five small loaves of barley bread and two fish. But what good is that with all these people?”

Deuteronomy 32:13

he helped you capture the land. Your fields were rich with grain. Olive trees grew in your stony soil, and honey was found among the rocks.

Deuteronomy 32:14

Your flocks and herds produced milk and yoghurt, and you got choice meat from your sheep and goats that grazed in Bashan. Your wheat was the finest, and you drank the best wine.

Deuteronomy 6:3

Pay attention, Israel! Our ancestors worshipped the LORD, and he promised to give us this land that is rich with milk and honey. Be careful to obey him, and you will become a successful and powerful nation.

Deuteronomy 8:7

The LORD your God is bringing you into a good land with streams that flow from springs in the valleys and hills.