Deuteronomy 33:28

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Israel 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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

So Isra'el lives in security; the fountain of Ya'akov is alone in a land of grain and new wine, where the skies drip with dew.

Berean Standard Bible:

So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.

American Standard Version:

And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; Yea, his heavens drop down dew.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Israel{H3478} then shall dwell{H7931} in safety{H983} alone{H910}: the fountain{H5869} of Jacob{H3290} shall be upon a land{H776} of corn{H1715} and wine{H8492}; also his heavens{H8064} shall drop down{H6201} dew{H2919}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Numbers 23:9

  • For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

Exodus 33:16

  • For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? [is it] not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that [are] upon the face of the earth.

Genesis 27:28

  • Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

Jeremiah 23:6

  • In 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.

Revelation 21:27

  • And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Psalms 68:26

  • Bless ye God in the congregations, [even] the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

Deuteronomy 11:11

  • But the land, whither ye go to possess it, [is] a land of hills and valleys, [and] drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

Explore This Verse Across Other Resources:


Commentary for Deuteronomy 33:28

No commentary available.

*This commentary is produced by Microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B AI model

Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3478
    There are 2229 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל
    Transliteration: Yisrâʼêl
    Pronunciation: yis-raw-ale'
    Description: from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
  2. Strong's Number: H7931
    There are 123 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁכַן
    Transliteration: shâkan
    Pronunciation: shaw-kan'
    Description: a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to שָׁכַב through the idea of lodging; compare סִכְלוּת, שָׁכַם); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively); abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
  3. Strong's Number: H983
    There are 41 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֶּטַח
    Transliteration: beṭach
    Pronunciation: beh'takh
    Description: from בָּטַח; properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely; assurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.
  4. Strong's Number: H910
    There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּדָד
    Transliteration: bâdâd
    Pronunciation: baw-dawd'
    Description: from בָּדַד; separate; adverb, separately; alone, desolate, only, solitary.
  5. Strong's Number: H5869
    There are 830 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַיִן
    Transliteration: ʻayin
    Pronunciation: ah'-yin
    Description: probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
  6. Strong's Number: H3290
    There are 319 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יַעֲקֹב
    Transliteration: Yaʻăqôb
    Pronunciation: yah-ak-obe'
    Description: from עָקַב; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch; Jacob.
  7. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  8. Strong's Number: H1715
    There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָּגָן
    Transliteration: dâgân
    Pronunciation: daw-gawn'
    Description: from דָּגָה; properly, increase, i.e. grain; corn (floor), wheat.
  9. Strong's Number: H8492
    There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תִּירוֹשׁ
    Transliteration: tîyrôwsh
    Pronunciation: tee-roshe'
    Description: or תִּירֹשׁ; from יָרַשׁ in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine; (new, sweet) wine.
  10. Strong's Number: H8064
    There are 395 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַיִם
    Transliteration: shâmayim
    Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim
    Description: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
  11. Strong's Number: H6201
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָרַף
    Transliteration: ʻâraph
    Pronunciation: aw-raf'
    Description: a primitive root; to droop; hence, to drip; drop (down).
  12. Strong's Number: H2919
    There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: טַל
    Transliteration: ṭal
    Pronunciation: tal
    Description: from טָלַל; dew (as covering vegetation); dew.