Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
Parallel translations
- WEB “‘Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and do them; and you shall dwell in the land in safety.
- BSB You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.
- NKJV ‘So you shall observe My statutes and keep My judgments, and perform them; and you will dwell in the land in safety.
- NASB ‘You shall therefore follow My statutes and keep My judgments so as to carry them out, so that you may live securely on the land.
- NLT “If you want to live securely in the land, follow my decrees and obey my regulations.
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Quick answer
Obeying God's statutes and ordinances would let Israel dwell securely in the land. Obedience and security were linked under the covenant.
Overview
God promised that faithful obedience to his laws would bring safe and settled life in the promised land. This reflects the covenant principle that blessing follows trust and obedience. While believers are saved by grace, the verse still teaches that walking in God's ways leads to true peace and well-being.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Deut 12:10But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
- Jer 23:6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
- Prov 1:33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
- Lev 26:3–12If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
- Ps 4:8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
- Deut 28:1–14And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
- Lev 19:37Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
- Ezek 34:25–28And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
- Ezek 33:24–26Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
- Jer 7:3–7Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
- Deut 33:12And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
- Ezek 36:24–28For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
- Ezek 33:29Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
- Jer 33:16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
- Ps 103:18To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
- Deut 33:28Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
- Jer 25:5They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:
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