Deuteronomy 8:7

For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 6:10 repeats the promise of entering a good land with cities not built, expanding on the land description here.

Deuteronomy 6:11 continues with houses filled with goods and vineyards, completing the picture of divine provision.

Deuteronomy 11:10-12 describes Canaan as a land of hills and valleys watered by rain, similar to the brooks and springs here.

Deuteronomy 11:11 describes the land as drinking rain from heaven, a complementary detail to the springs and brooks mentioned here.

Deuteronomy 31:20 refers to the same land 'flowing with milk and honey,' reiterating the abundance promised to Israel.

Deuteronomy 33:28 depicts Israel dwelling in a land of grain, wine, and dew, aligning with the fertile picture painted here.

Exodus 3:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 3:8 first used 'good land' flowing with milk and honey, the same promise God is now fulfilling.

Ezekiel 20:6 recalls the promised land as 'a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands,' directly mirroring this description.

Psalm 65:9-13 celebrates God’s provision of rain and abundance to the land, echoing the lush, watered land described here.

Nehemiah 9:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Nehemiah 9:25 describes the rich land with houses, cisterns, and vineyards—echoing the blessings promised here.

Numbers 14:7 reports the land as 'exceedingly good,' confirming the same assessment of the promised land’s quality.

Jeremiah 2:7 directly references the plentiful land God brought Israel into, the same land described in Deut 8:7, which they defiled.

In Nehemiah 9:35, the same good land from Deut 8:7 is cited as evidence of God's goodness, yet Israel failed to serve Him.

Psalm 106:24 refers to Israel despising the 'pleasant land' — the same good land from Deut 8:7 — showing rejection of God's gift.

2 Kings 18:32 uses similar language of grain, wine, and honey to entice Israel, mirroring the promised land’s description deceptively.

Isaiah 32:12 laments over pleasant fields and fruitful vines, contrasting the lost abundance of the land promised in Deut 8:7.

Isaiah 36:17 promises a land like your own, with grain and wine — mirroring the description of the promised land in Deut 8:7 but used as a deceptive lure.

Joshua 24:13 emphasizes God giving a land of ready-made cities and vineyards, a different aspect of the same gift of the land.

Psalm 104:10 echoes the imagery of springs in valleys, describing God's provision in creation, similar to the promised land's water sources.

Psalm 147:14 praises God for filling Israel with finest wheat, a blessing of the land's abundance reminiscent of Deut 8:7's goodness.

Judges 18:10 describes a place with no lack of anything, echoing the land’s abundance but applied to a specific conquest.

Malachi 3:12 Related theme

Malachi 3:12 calls the land 'delightful,' echoing the 'good land' description here as a testament to God's blessing.