Deuteronomy 8:5 (DRB)

Passage

That thou mayst consider in thy heart, that as a man traineth up his son, so the Lord thy God hath trained thee up.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 8:3 He afflicted thee with want, and gave thee manna for thy food, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew: to shew that not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

Deuteronomy 8:4 Thy raiment, with which thou wast covered, hath not decayed for age, and thy foot is not worn, lo this is the fortieth year,

Deuteronomy 8:5 That thou mayst consider in thy heart, that as a man traineth up his son, so the Lord thy God hath trained thee up.

Deuteronomy 8:6 That thou shouldst keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, and fear him.

Deuteronomy 8:7 For the Lord thy God will bring thee into a good land, of brooks and of waters, and of fountains: in the plains of which and the hills deep rivers break out:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "mayst", "consider", "heart", "traineth", "lord", "hath", and "trained". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "mayst", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Thy raiment with which thou wast covered..." into verse 6's "That thou shouldst keep the commandments of...", so "thou" and "mayst" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "mayst" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.