Deuteronomy 31:20

Amplified Bible

²⁰For when I bring them into the land which I have sworn to their fathers, a land [of plenty] ^[a]flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and are satisfied and become prosperous, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise and reject Me and break My covenant.

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Footnotes

Deuteronomy 31:20 This phrase referred to the abundant fertility of the land of Canaan. Milk (typically that of goats and sheep) was associated with abundance; “honey” referred mainly to syrups made from dates or grapes and was the epitome of sweetness. Bees’ honey was very rare and was considered the choicest of foods.

Deuteronomy 31:20 in all English translations