KJV King James Version
Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].
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Deuteronomy 33:25
Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”
WEB World English Bible
Your bars shall be iron and brass. As your days, so your strength will be.
ASV American Standard Version
Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Iron and brass are thy shoes, And as thy days—thy strength.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 33
22 And of Dan he said, Dan [is] a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
24 And of Asher he said, [Let] Asher [be] blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].
26 [There is] none like unto the God of Jeshurun, [who] rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
27 The eternal God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy [them].
28 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.
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Isaiah 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.Isaiah 40:29He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.Psalm 138:3In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul.Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.Colossians 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.2 Chronicles 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.2 Corinthians 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.Deuteronomy 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.Deuteronomy 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.Deuteronomy 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.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:1 Corinthians 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].Ephesians 6:15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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