Deuteronomy 33:19
in Deuteronomy 33They will call the peoples to a mountain; there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they will feast on the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
They shall call the peoples unto the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.
KJV
They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 33
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThey shall call the people unto the mountain - By their traffic with the Gentiles (for so I think עמים ammim should be understood here) they shall be the instruments in God’s hands of converting many to the true faith; so that instead of sacrificing to idols, they should offer sacrifices of righteousness. They shall suck of the abundance of the seas - That is, grow wealthy by merchandise.
This site's exposition
Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out
on Deuteronomy 33:18-19
Two tribes share one blessing and it splits between going out and staying home, which is how Genesis 49:13-15 had already drawn them. They call people to a mountain for sacrifices of righteousness, so the trade in view feeds worship and reaches beyond the household. Treasures hid in the sand has been read of glass and purple dye worked on that coast and of shipping in general, and the verse names neither. Matthew 4:13-16 places the start of Jesus' preaching in the land of Zabulon and Nephthalim, the two tribes blessed at verses 18 and 23.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This prophecy concerning Zebulun perhaps looks as far as the preaching of Christ and his apostles, which began in the land of Zebulun ( Matt. iv. 14, 15 ); then they called the people to the mountain, that is, to the kingdom of the Messiah, which is called the mountain of the Lord's house, Isa. ii.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עַמִּים֙ | ʾamim | peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הַר־ | har- | a mountain | H2022 → | 546 times |
| יִקְרָ֔אוּ | yikrau | they will summon | H7121 → | 733 times |
| שָׁ֖ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| יִזְבְּח֣וּ | yizbechu | they will sacrifice | H2076 → | 134 times |
| זִבְחֵי־ | zivchei- | sacrifices of | H2077 → | 162 times |
| צֶ֑דֶק | tzedek | righteousness | H6664 → | 119 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שֶׁ֤פַע | shefa' | [the] abundance of | H8228 → | |
| יַמִּים֙ | yamim | [the] seas | H3220 → | 396 times |
| יִינָ֔קוּ | yinaku | they will suck | H3243 → | 33 times |
| וּשְׂפוּנֵ֖י | usefunei | and hidden [things] of | H8226 → | |
| טְמ֥וּנֵי | temunei | hidden [things] of | H2934 → | |
| חֽוֹל׃ ס | chol | sand | H2344 → |
עַמִּים֙peoples
ʾamimH5971 →1873 times
הַר־a mountain
har-H2022 →546 times
יִקְרָ֔אוּthey will summon
yikrauH7121 →733 times
שָׁ֖םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
יִזְבְּח֣וּthey will sacrifice
yizbechuH2076 →134 times
זִבְחֵי־sacrifices of
zivchei-H2077 →162 times
צֶ֑דֶקrighteousness
tzedekH6664 →119 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
שֶׁ֤פַע[the] abundance of
shefa'H8228 →
יַמִּים֙[the] seas
yamimH3220 →396 times
יִינָ֔קוּthey will suck
yinakuH3243 →33 times
וּשְׂפוּנֵ֖יand hidden [things] of
usefuneiH8226 →
טְמ֥וּנֵיhidden [things] of
temuneiH2934 →
חֽוֹל׃ סsand
cholH2344 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 50:4–5
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
- Luke 24:47
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 8:20–23
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
- Isaiah 51:4–5
Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it…
- Psalms 25:8–9
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
- Jeremiah 50:4–5
Through
Psalms 4:5Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
it leads to
- Hebrews 13:15–16
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- Psalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Psalms 51:19
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
- Hebrews 13:15–16
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.