Hebrews 6:7

For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The author of Hebrews addresses a community of believers who have experienced spiritual growth but now face the danger of apostasy. He uses an agricultural metaphor to illustrate the consequences of remaining faithful versus turning away.

The words — Γῆ (Gē) means "land" and πιοῦσα (piousa) means "having drunk in," describing soil that absorbs the frequent rain falling upon it.

The thread — This agricultural imagery parallels Hosea 10:12's call to sow righteousness, Isaiah 44:3's promise of water on thirsty ground, and Psalms 65:9's depiction of God attending to and enriching the earth.

Why it lands — The text states that receptive land yielding useful crops receives God's blessing, directly contrasting with the cursed land in the following verse that produces thorns and thistles. It demands a reader to choose between active, rain-receiving faithfulness and barren rejection.

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The Greek words

King James Version

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

Cross-references

Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
Psalms 65:9 You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
Isaiah 55:10 For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
Psalms 126:6 He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.
Joel 2:21 Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.
Leviticus 25:21 But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years.
Psalms 24:5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.
Psalms 104:11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
Ezekiel 34:26 I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.