Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be.
Parallel translations
- WEB Your bars will be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.
- KJV Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
- BSB May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”
- 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).
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- Isa 41:10Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
- Col 1:11strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
- Isa 40:29He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
- Ps 138:3In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
- 2 Chr 16:9For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”
- Eph 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
- 2 Cor 12:9–10He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- Deut 32:47For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing you shall prolong your days in the land, where you go over the Jordan to possess it.”
- Deut 8:9a land in which you shall eat bread without scarceness, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
- Deut 4:40You shall keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land, which Yahweh your God gives you, forever.
- 1 Cor 10:13No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Luke 15:22“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
- Eph 6:15and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;
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