Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Parallel translations
- WEB Your bars will be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.
- BSB May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”
- NKJV Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be.
- NASB “Your bars will be iron and bronze, And as your days, so will your strength be.
- NLT May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze; may you be secure all your days.”
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Quick answer
Asher is promised secure defenses and strength that matches his days. God provides protection and sufficient strength for every season of life.
Overview
"Bars of iron and brass" picture strong, secure gates, and the promise "as your days, so your strength" assures strength proportioned to whatever each day brings. This is one of the most quoted comforts in Deuteronomy, assuring God's people of grace sufficient for daily need. It anticipates the New Testament promise that God's strength is made perfect in weakness and His grace is sufficient (2 Cor. 12:9).
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
- Col 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
- Isa 40:29He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
- Ps 138:3In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
- 2 Chr 16:9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
- Eph 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
- 2 Cor 12:9–10And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
- Deut 32:47For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
- Deut 8:9A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
- Deut 4:40Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
- 1 Cor 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
- Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
- Eph 6:15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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