- the pleasant land:
- Heb. a land of desire, "For¹ the LORDª thy Godª bringethª° thee into¹ a goodª land,ª a landª of brooksª of water,ª of fountainsª and depthsª that spring outª° of valleysª and hills;ª ... A landª whereinª thou shalt eatª° breadª withoutª scarceness,ª thou shalt not¹ lackª° any¹ [thing] in it; a landª whose¹ stonesª [are] iron,ª and out of whose hillsª¹ thou mayest digª° brass.ª" {Deu 8:7-9} + "But the land,ª whither¹¹ ye¹ goª° to possessª° it, [is] a landª of hillsª and valleys,ª [and] drinkethª° waterª of the rainª of heaven:ª ... A landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª careth¹ for:²° the eyesª of the LORDª thy Godª [are] alwaysª upon it, from the beginningª¹ of the yearª even unto¹ the endª of the year.ª" {Deu 11:11-12} + "But I¹ said,ª° How¹ shall I putª° thee among the children,ª and giveª° thee a pleasantª land,ª a goodlyª heritageª of the hostsª of nations?ª and I said,ª° Thou shalt callª° me, My father;ª and shalt not¹ turn awayª° from¹¹ me.²" {Jer 3:19} + "In the dayª [that] I lifted upª° mine handª unto them, to bring them forthª° of the landª¹ of Egyptª into¹ a landª that¹ I had espiedª° for them, flowingª° with milkª and honey,ª which¹ [is] the gloryª of all¹ lands:ª" {Ezk 20:6}
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