English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 30:14
14But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.
Deuteronomy 30:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
- New International Version (NIV)No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.
- New Living Translation (NLT)No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it.
Context of Deuteronomy 30:14
12It is not in heaven, that you should say, 'Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' 13Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?' But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it. 15"See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. 16If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
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כִּֽי־קָר֥וֹב אֵלֶ֛יךָ הַדָּבָ֖ר מְאֹ֑ד בְּפִ֥יךָ וּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖ לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 30:14
- Ezekiel 2:5And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them.
- Ezekiel 33:33When this comes—and come it will!—then they will know that a prophet has been among them."
- Luke 10:11'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.'
- John 5:46For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me.
- Acts 13:26"Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation.
- Acts 28:23When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
- Hebrews 2:1Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
- Jeremiah 12:2You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.
- Ezekiel 33:31And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
- Matthew 7:21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
- Romans 10:8But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 30:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14But the word is very nigh unto thee - The doctrine of salvation preached by the apostles; in thy mouth, the promises of redemption made by the prophets forming a part of every Jew's creed; in thy heart - the power to believe with the heart unto righteousness, that the tongue may make confession unto salvation. In this way, it is evident, St. Paul understood these passages; see Romans 10:6-8, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 Ignorance of the requirements of the law cannot be pleaded Deuteronomy 30:10-14; hence, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 life and death, good and evil, are solemnly set before the people for their own choice; and an earnest exhortation to choose the better part concludes the address. Deuteronomy 30:11-14. “The righteousness which is of faith” is really and truly described in these words of the Law; and, under Paul‘s guidance (see marginal references) we…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 The law is not too high for thee. It is not only known afar off; it is not confined to men of learning. It is written in thy books, made plain, so that he who runs may read it. It is in thy mouth, in the tongue commonly used by thee, in which thou mayest hear it read, and talk of it among thy children. It is delivered so that it is level to the understanding of the meanest. This is especially true of the gospel of Christ, to which the apostle…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The message of salvation is very near you. It is in your mouth, which means it can be spoken and shared. It is in your heart, which means it can be understood and believed. Because it is near, it can be taught and learned (see 6:6–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1411-14. For this commandment ... is not hidden ... neither is it far off--That law of loving and obeying God, which was the subject of Moses' discourse, was well known to the Israelites. They could not plead ignorance of its existence and requirements. It was not concealed as an impenetrable mystery in heaven, for it had been revealed; nor was it carefully withheld from the people as a dangerous discovery; for the youngest and humblest of them were…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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