Deuteronomy 8:4 (GNV)

Passage

Thy raiment waxed not olde vpon thee, neither did thy foote swell those fourtie yeeres.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all ye way which the Lord thy God led thee this fourtie yeere in the wildernesse, for to humble thee and to proue thee, to knowe what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keepe his commandements or no.

Deuteronomy 8:3 Therefore he humbled thee, and made thee hungry, and fed thee with MAN, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know it, that he might teache thee that man liueth not by bread onely, but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord, doth a man liue.

Deuteronomy 8:4 Thy raiment waxed not olde vpon thee, neither did thy foote swell those fourtie yeeres.

Deuteronomy 8:5 Knowe therefore in thine heart, that as a man nourtereth his sonne, so the Lord thy God nourtereth thee.

Deuteronomy 8:6 Therefore shalt thou keepe the commandements of the Lord thy God, that thou mayest walke in his wayes, and feare him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "raiment", "waxed", "olde", "vpon", "thee", "neither", "foote", and "swell". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "raiment" and "waxed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Therefore he humbled thee and made thee..." into verse 5's "Knowe therefore in thine heart that as...", so "raiment" and "waxed" 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 "raiment" and "waxed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.