Deu 8:7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
Deu 8:8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
Deu 8:9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.


Obviously the production of brass and iron was the intended end result of the mining that was able to be carried out in the hills, just as the bread, barley, vines, olive oil etc were to be available as the results of the farming that it was possible to carry out.

Usually all that has to be done when a "problem" like this arises is to read the surrounding verses, sit and think about what is written and pray for God to show you the meaning.

God wants us to think about his words.

1Ti 4:15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.


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