Deuteronomy 8:3
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Moses calls Israel to remember the forty years of wilderness testing—where God humbled them, let them hunger, provided manna, and did not let their clothes wear out—to teach them that humans do not live by bread alone but by every …
Other Translations
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.
`And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.
And he made low your pride and let you be without food and gave you manna for your food, a thing new to you, which your fathers never saw; so that he might make it clear to you that bread is not man's only need, but his life is in every word which comes out of the mouth of the Lord.
Cross References
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord …
I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, …
And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat …
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.