Deuteronomy 11:21

Verse

so that as long as the heavens are above the earth, your days and those of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.

American Standard Version (1901)

that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.

Bible in Basic English

So that your days, and the days of your children, may be long in the land which the Lord by his oath to your fathers said he would give them, like the days of the eternal heavens.

Douay-Rheims 1899

That thy days may be multiplied, and the days of thy children in the land which the Lord swore to thy fathers, that he would give them as long as the heaven hangeth over the earth.

Free Bible Version

so that as long as the earth lasts, you and your children may have long lives in the country the Lord promised to give your forefathers.

Geneva Bible 1599

That your daies may be multiplied, and the daies of your children, in ye land which the Lord sware vnto your fathers to giue them, as long as the heauens are aboue the earth.

King James (Authorized) Version

That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.

One Unity Resource Bible

that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Adonai swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth. (7 and Maftir ·Conclusion·)

Translation for Translators

Do that in order that you and your children will live for a long time in the land that Yahweh promised to our ancestors that he would give to them. That land will belong to you and your descendants as long as there is a sky above the earth.

Unlocked Literal Bible

that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors to give them for as long as the heavens are above the earth.

Noah Webster Bible

That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.

World English Bible

that your days and your children’s days may be multiplied in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

so that your days are multiplied, and the days of your sons, on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers to give to them, as the days of the heavens on the earth.

Context

Remember God’s Words

²⁰Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates,²¹so that as long as the heavens are above the earth, your days and those of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.

Sermons

The Family Altar

Raymond Golsworthy

Faith and Assurance

J.C. Ryle

Summary

In this verse, Moses instructs the Israelites to fix God's words in their hearts and souls, teaching them diligently to their children. This emphasizes the importance of passing down faith and obedience to future generations. By internalizing God's commands and making them a central part of their lives, the Israelites ensure a legacy of faithfulness and obedience to God's covenant. This verse underscores the responsibility of parents and leaders to nurture spiritual growth and instill God's truth in the hearts of the next generation, ensuring continuity of faith and obedience.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Every place wherein the soles of your feet shall tread,.... Meaning in the land of Canaan; though the Jews vainly apply this to every land, and country, and place therein, where any of them come; pleasing themselves with this foolish fancy, that all shall be theirs that the foot of any of them have trod upon, or they have dwelt in; but that it respects only the land of Canaan appears by the following description of it and its boundaries: from the wilderness; the wilderness of Paran, which lay to the south of it, where Kadesh was, from whence the spies were sent, and was the southern border of it: and Lebanon; which was a range of mountains to the north of it; and was the northern border of the land: from the river, the river Euphrates; which was the eastern border of it, when it was carried to its utmost extent, as in the days of Solomon, Kg1 4:21. even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be: the Mediterranean sea, which was the western border of the land of Canaan, or "the hinder sea", and so it is called Zac 14:8, it lay at the back of them; for if a man stands with his face to the east, the south will be on his right hand, and the north on his left, and the west will be behind him, or at the back of him.