Deuteronomy 29:5

Easy To Read Version

The Lord led you through the desert for 40 years. And during all that time your clothes and your shoes did not wear out.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:21

You took care of them for 40 years!\par They had all they needed in the desert.\par Their clothes didn’t wear out.\par And their feet didn’t swell and hurt.\par

Exodus 6:7

You will be my people and I will be your God. I am the Lord your God, and you will know that I made you free from Egypt.

Exodus 7:7

Moses was 80 years old at the time, and Aaron was 83.

Numbers 14:33

“Your children will be shepherds here in the desert for 40 years. They will suffer because you were not faithful to me. They must suffer until all of you lie dead in the desert.

Matthew 10:10

Don’t carry a bag. Take for your trip only the clothes and shoes you are wearing. Don’t take a walking stick. A worker should be given the things he needs.

Deuteronomy 1:3

But it was 40 years from the time the people of Israel left Egypt until the time they came to this place. On the first day of the eleventh month of the 40th year, Moses spoke to the people. Moses told them all the things the Lord commanded.

Deuteronomy 8:2

And you must remember the whole trip that the Lord your God has led you through these 40 years in the desert. The Lord was testing you. He wanted to make you humble. He wanted to know the things in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

Deuteronomy 8:3

The Lord humbled you and let you be hungry. Then he fed you with manna [49] —something you did not know about before. It was something your ancestors [50] had never seen. Why did the Lord do these things? Because he wanted you to know that it is not just bread that keeps people alive. People’s lives depend on what the Lord says.

Deuteronomy 8:4

These past 40 years, your clothes did not wear out, and your feet did not swell. {Why? Because the Lord protected you!}

Joshua 9:13

See our wineskins! When we left home they were new and filled with wine. Now you can see that they are cracked and old. See our clothes and sandals! You can see that the long journey has almost destroyed the things we wear.”

Joshua 9:5

The men put old shoes on their feet. The men wore old clothes. The men found some old bread that was dry and moldy. So the men looked like they had traveled from a faraway place.