Deuteronomy 8:13 (GNV)

Passage

And thy beastes, and thy sheepe are increased, and thy siluer and golde is multiplied, and all that thou hast is increased,

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 8:11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, not keeping his commandements, and his lawes, and his ordinances, which I commaund thee this day:

Deuteronomy 8:12 Lest when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein,

Deuteronomy 8:13 And thy beastes, and thy sheepe are increased, and thy siluer and golde is multiplied, and all that thou hast is increased,

Deuteronomy 8:14 Then thine heart be lifted vp and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage,

Deuteronomy 8:15 Who was thy guide in the great and terrible wildernes (wherein were fierie serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where was no water, who brought forth water for thee out of ye rock of flint:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sheep", "beastes", "sheepe", "increased", "siluer", "golde", "multiplied", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sheep" and "beastes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Lest when thou hast eaten and filled..." into verse 14's "Then thine heart be lifted vp and...", so "sheep" and "beastes" 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 "sheep" and "beastes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.