Deuteronomy 11:11

11 But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven.

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Deuteronomy 11:11 in Other Translations

KJV

11 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

ESV

11 But the land that you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water by the rain from heaven,

NLT

11 Rather, the land you will soon take over is a land of hills and valleys with plenty of rain—

MSG

11 But the land you are about to cross the river and take for your own is a land of mountains and valleys; it drinks water that rains from the sky.

CSB

11 But the land you are entering to possess is a land of mountains and valleys, watered by rain from the sky.

Deuteronomy 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 11:11

But the land whither ye go to possess it is a land of hills
and valleys
And so could not be watered by the overflow of a river, and by canals cut out of it, and in the manner Egypt was; which was for the most part a plain and flat country, but not so Canaan, in which were many hills and mountains, as those about Jerusalem, Carmel, Tabor, Lebanon, and others; and plains and valleys, as the valley of Jezreel and which made it more delightful and pleasant for prospects; see ( Deuteronomy 8:7 ) and drinketh water of the rain of heaven; by which it was watered, refreshed, and made fruitful; not by means of men, but by the Lord himself, and so with much more ease to men, and without the toil and labour they were obliged to in Egypt, as well as it was both more healthful and pleasant; for the damps that arose from the overflow of the Nile were sometimes prejudicial to health; and during the season of its overflow, which was in the summer, they were obliged to keep in their houses, and could not walk abroad for weeks together; to which inconveniences the land of Canaan was not subject; but then, as its fertility depended on rain from heaven, the Israelites would be under the greater obligation to observe the commands of God, who could give and withhold it at his pleasure, and as they conducted themselves; which seems to be the general drift of this passage.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 11:11 In-Context

9 and so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to your ancestors to give to them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

10 The land you are entering to take over is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you planted your seed and irrigated it by foot as in a vegetable garden.

11 But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven.

12 It is a land the LORD your God cares for; the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.

13 So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today—to love the LORD your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul—