Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 11:15
And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
15. And I will give ] with Sam. and LXX B read he will give.
grass ] rather, herbage ( ‘esb), including grass ( dsh’); for cattle as here, Jer 14:6, Psa 106:20; but of human food, Gen 3:18.
shalt eat and be full ] Deu 6:11 ( q.v.), Deu 8:10; Deu 8:12 as here, with Sg.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
15-17. I will send grass in thyfields for thy cattleUndoubtedly the special blessing of theformer and the latter rain [De11:14] was one principal cause of the extraordinary fertility ofCanaan in ancient times. That blessing was promised to the Israelitesas a temporal reward for their fidelity to the national covenant [De11:13]. It was threatened to be withdrawn on their disobedienceor apostasy; and most signally is the execution of that threateningseen in the present sterility of Palestine. MR. LOWTHIAN,an English farmer, who was struck during his journey from Joppa toJerusalem by not seeing a blade of grass, where even in the poorestlocalities of Britain some wild vegetation is found, directed hisattention particularly to the subject, and pursued the inquiry duringa month’s residence in Jerusalem, where he learned that a miserablysmall quantity of milk is daily sold to the inhabitants at a dearrate, and that chiefly asses’ milk. “Most clearly,” sayshe, “did I perceive that the barrenness of large portions of thecountry was owing to the cessation of the early and latter rain, andthat the absence of grass and flowers made it no longer the land (De11:9) flowing with milk and honey.”
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle,…. By giving plentiful showers of rain at proper times, to cause it to spring up and grow, that so there might be food for the cattle of every sort, greater or lesser; see Ps 104:13,
that thou mayest eat and be full; which refers to the preceding verse as well as to this; and the sense is, that the Israelites might eat of and enjoy the fruits of the earth to satiety; namely, their corn, wine, and oil; and that their cattle might have grass enough to supply them with.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(15) That thou mayest eat and to full.The same writer observes that this is a further blessing, which belongs to the food itself in mans inward parts. It is possible to eat and not be satisfied.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
And I will: 1Ki 18:5, Psa 104:14, Jer 14:5, Joe 1:18, Joe 2:22
send: Heb. give
eat and be full: Deu 6:11, Deu 8:10, Joe 2:19, Hag 1:6, Mal 3:10, Mal 3:11
Reciprocal: Lev 26:5 – eat your Rth 2:14 – she did