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Deuteronomy 32:14

in Deuteronomy 32

with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the finest of the wheat; And of the blood of the grape thou drankest wine.

KJV

Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.

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This verse in Deuteronomy 32

Commentary

8 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Fat of kidneys of wheat - Almost every person knows that the kidney is enveloped in a coat of the purest fat in the body of the animal, for which several anatomical reasons might be given. As the kidney itself is to the abundantly surrounding fat, so is the germ of the grain to the lobes or farinaceous parts.

This site's exposition

He made him ride on the heights of the land

on Deuteronomy 32:13-14

The phrase “honey from the rock” gives the chapter's name for God a second use. The rock that is his title is also where food is drawn from, and Psalm 81:16 repeats the honey from the rock.

This site's exposition

the choicest grains of wheat

The Hebrew for the choicest grains is the kidney fat of wheat. Adam Clarke explains that kidney fat was the richest part of the animal. John Wesley notes that the fat of the inner parts went to God on the altar.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

And through this lust another Prophet brought accusation against the people, saying, "They ate fatlings of the flocks, and calves from the herds." For the lust of the belly is the captain of the host of the left side, and to it are fettered all …

The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Fat of lambs - For though the fat wherewith the inward parts were covered was not to be eaten by them, but offered to God, yet that fat which was mixed with the flesh they might eat, as the Jewish doctors note.
Butter of kine,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

A prediction of the wasting destroying judgments which God would bring upon them for their sins, in which God is here justified by the many aggravations of their impieties,

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Ainsworth makes the plenty of good things in Canaan to be a figure of the fruitfulness of Christ's kingdom, and the heavenly comforts of his word and Spirit: for the children of his kingdom he has butter and milk, the sincere milk of the word; and strong meat for strong men, with the wine that makes glad the heart.

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every 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.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Psalms 147:14He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.7 worksGenesis 49:11He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.6 worksPsalms 81:16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”4 worksJohn 6:9“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”4 worksDeuteronomy 8:8a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;4 worksLeviticus 3:17This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Genesis 45:18Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’3 worksJudges 5:25He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds.2 works2 Samuel 17:29honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”2 worksJob 20:17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.2 worksIsaiah 7:15By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.2 worksAmos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”2 worksIsaiah 7:22and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.2 worksMatthew 26:28–29This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.2 worksJohn 6:55–56For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.2 worksEzekiel 39:18You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan.2 worksGenesis 18:8Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.2 worksPsalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Psalms 81:16

    But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 32:13–14

      He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,

    • Psalms 147:14

      He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

    • 1 Samuel 14:25–26

      Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

    • Joel 2:24

      The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

  • Through

    Psalms 147:14

    He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 29:11

      The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

    • Isaiah 60:17–18

      Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness…

    • Psalms 81:16

      But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

    • Psalms 132:15

      I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Where this verse is studied

About Deuteronomy

Moses Viewing the Promised Land, Frederic Edwin Church, 1846. Public domain.
Moses Viewing the Promised Land, Frederic Edwin Church, 1846. Public domain.
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read Deuteronomy 32 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Philoxenus of Mabbug, 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 11 -- On Abstinence.

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