Deuteronomy 30:14

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do 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.

Context of Deuteronomy 30:14

12It is not in heaven, that you could say, ‘Who will go up to heaven for us and get it for us, and proclaim it to us, so that we may follow it?’ 13Nor is it beyond the sea, that you could say, ‘Who will cross the sea for us and get it for us and proclaim it to us, so that we may follow it?’ On the contrary, the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may follow it. 15“See, I have placed before you today life and happiness, and death and adversity, 16in that I am commanding you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, so that you may live and become numerous, and that the Lord your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to take possession of it.

Deuteronomy 30:14 word by word

כִּֽי־קָר֥וֹב אֵלֶ֛יךָ הַדָּבָ֖ר מְאֹ֑ד בְּפִ֥יךָ וּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖ לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Onכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• is veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• you, in your mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and in your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• followעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 30:14

• Ezekiel 2:5As for them, whether they listen or not--for they are a rebellious house--they will know that a prophet has been among them.
• Ezekiel 33:33So when it comes--as it certainly will--then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
• Luke 10:11‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’
• John 5:46For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.
• Acts 13:26“Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.
• Acts 28:23When they had set a day for Paul, people came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.
• Hebrews 2:1For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
• Jeremiah 12:2You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have also produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.
• Ezekiel 33:31And they come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them; for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart follows their unlawful 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 will enter.
• 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 which we are preaching,

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