Deuteronomy 12:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Deuteronomy 12:9 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you.”
King James Version · Public Domain“for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for ye have not come in hitherto unto the rest, and unto the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 12:9 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 25:19When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
- 1 Kings 8:56“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
- 1 Chronicles 23:25For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
- Psalms 95:11So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
- Jeremiah 31:2This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.”
- Micah 2:10Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction— a grievous destruction!
- Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
- 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).