Deuteronomy 11:12

It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, immediately before they cross the Jordan to possess the territory. He contrasts the rain-dependent agriculture of the new land with their prior wilderness existence.

The words — דֹּרֵשׁ (do.Resh) literally means "[is] caring for," and תָּמִ֗יד (ta.Mid) translates to "continually." These terms frame the land not as static property but as a constant object of divine attention.

The thread — The motif of God’s eyes watching over a specific place or people recurs in Jeremiah 24:6, 1 Kings 9:3, and Psalms 33:18. Each reference ties divine surveillance to covenant faithfulness and future restoration or blessing.

Why it lands — The text states that Yahweh’s eyes remain fixed on the land from the beginning to the end of the agricultural year. It requires the reader to recognize that divine provision is continuous and directly linked to the covenant obedience detailed in the surrounding commands.

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The Hebrew words

אֶ֕רֶץ'E.retza land אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ your דֹּרֵ֣שׁdo.Resh[is] caring for אֹתָ֑הּ'o.Ta/h<obj.>/ it תָּמִ֗ידta.Midcontinually עֵינֵ֨י'ei.Nei[the] eyes of יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ yourבָּ֔הּBa/h[are] on <the>/ itמֵֽרֵשִׁית֙me./re.Shitfrom/ [the] beginning of הַשָּׁנָ֔הha./sha.Nahthe/ year וְעַ֖דve./'Adand/ until אַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.Rit[the] end of שָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.Naha year

King James Version

A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 24:6 I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
1 Kings 9:3 And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
Psalms 33:18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Psalms 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
Ezra 5:5 But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.