Deuteronomy 33:25
in Deuteronomy 33May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
KJV
Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 33
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The strength and firmness of Asher is as if he were shod with iron and brass (compare Rev 1:15). The territory of this tribe probably contained iron and copper. Compare the marginal reference. As thy days, so shall thy strength be - i. e., “thy strength” (some prefer “thy rest”) “shall be continued to thee as long as thou shalt live: thou shalt never know feebleness and decay.”
This site's exposition
Let Asher be blessed with children
on Deuteronomy 33:24-25
Asher held olive country, and dipping the foot in oil pictures a press running over. Genesis 49:20 had said his bread should be fat, and Joshua 19:24-31 puts his coast on the hills above the sea where the trees grew. Shoes of iron and brass fit a border tribe expecting to walk hard ground, and the closing line, as thy days, so shall thy strength be, is the clause readers have carried furthest out of this chapter after verse 27.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Iron and brass - The mines of iron and copper, which were in their portion, whence Sidon their neighbour was famous among the Heathens for its plenty of brass, and Sarepta is thought to have its name from the brass and iron which were melted there in great quantity.
The words behind it
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּרְזֶ֥ל | barzel | [will be] iron | H1270 → | 76 times |
| וּנְחֹ֖שֶׁת | unechoshet | and bronze | H5178 → | 140 times |
| מִנְעָלֶ֑יךָ | minaleikha | bolts your | H4515 → | |
| וּכְיָמֶ֖יךָ | ukheyameikha | and [will be] like days your | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| דָּבְאֶֽךָ׃ | daveekha | strength your | H1679 → |
בַּרְזֶ֥ל[will be] iron
barzelH1270 →76 times
וּנְחֹ֖שֶׁתand bronze
unechoshetH5178 →140 times
מִנְעָלֶ֑יךָbolts your
minaleikhaH4515 →
וּכְיָמֶ֖יךָand [will be] like days your
ukheyameikhaH3117 →2304 times
דָּבְאֶֽךָ׃strength your
daveekhaH1679 →
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
Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Colossians 1:11
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Isaiah 40:29–31
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
it leads to
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Isaiah 43:1–2
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Philippians 4:13
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.