Deuteronomy 8:5

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.

American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.

Bible in Basic English

Keep in mind this thought, that as a son is trained by his father, so you have been trained by the Lord your God.

Douay-Rheims 1899

That thou mayst consider in thy heart, that as a man traineth up his son, so the Lord thy God hath trained thee up.

Free Bible Version

So you should realize that just as a parent disciplines their child, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Knowe therefore in thine heart, that as a man nourtereth his sonne, so the Lord thy God nourtereth thee.

King James (Authorized) Version

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

One Unity Resource Bible

You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Adonai your God disciplines you.

Translation for Translators

Do not forget that Yahweh our God disciplines us, like parents discipline their children.

Unlocked Literal Bible

You will think about in your heart, how, as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.

Noah Webster Bible

Thou shalt also consider in thy heart, that as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

World English Bible

You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.

Young's Literal Translation

and thou hast known, with thy heart, that as a man chastiseth his son Jehovah thy God is chastising thee,

Context

Remember the LORD Your God

⁴Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.⁵So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.⁶Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him.

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Summary

This verse reminds the Israelites that just as a loving father disciplines his children, so the Lord disciplines His people. The purpose of this discipline is to teach obedience, humility, and dependence on God. It serves as a reminder that God's guidance and correction are ultimately for the well-being and growth of His children. By acknowledging God's discipline with a humble heart, believers can mature in their faith and walk in obedience to His will.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God,.... Not only because they are the commands of God, and of a covenant God and Father, which are reasons sufficient for the observance of them; but because the Lord had dealt so bountifully with them, in providing food and raiment for them in the wilderness, which always continued with them; and because, when he afflicted them, it was a fatherly chastisement, with great tenderness and compassion, and for their good; all which laid them under obligations to keep the commands of God, whatsoever he had enjoined them, whether of the moral, ceremonial, or judicial kind: to walk in his ways, and to fear him; to walk in the ways he directed, to be under an awe of his majesty, a fear of offending him, and a reverential affection for him, such as children have to a father.