Deuteronomy 30:2

Deuteronomy 30:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
• New International Version (NIV)and when you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and return to the Lord your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and you return to the Lord your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul,

Context of Deuteronomy 30:2

1“In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the Lord your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions. If at that time you and your children return to the Lord your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul all the commands I have given you today, 3then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you. 4Even though you are banished to the ends of the earth, the Lord your God will gather you from there and bring you back again.

Deuteronomy 30:2 word by word

וְשַׁבְתָּ֞ עַד־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֣ בְקֹל֔וֹ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם אַתָּ֣ה וּבָנֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And shalt returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and shalt obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• according to all that I commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• thee this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• thou and thy childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• with all thine heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and with all thy soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 30:2

• Deuteronomy 4:28There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
• Nehemiah 1:9But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored.’
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
• Lamentations 3:32Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.
• Hosea 3:5But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord their God and to David’s descendant, their king. In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness.
• Hosea 6:1“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.
• Hosea 14:1Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down.
• Joel 2:12That is why the Lord says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
• Zechariah 12:10“Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.
• 2 Corinthians 3:16But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
• 1 John 1:9But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
• Deuteronomy 6:5And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
• Deuteronomy 13:3do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul.
• 1 Chronicles 29:9The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy.
• Psalms 41:12You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.
• Psalms 119:80May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; then I will never be ashamed.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 30:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-10Verses 1-10 The rejection of Israel and the desolation of the promised inheritance were not to be the end of God‘s dispensations. The closing words of the address therefore are words of comfort and promise. Compare marginal reference and Deuteronomy 4:29 ff; 1 Kings 8:46-50. The chastisements of God would lead the nation to repent, and thereupon God would again bless them. Deuteronomy 30:3 Will turn thy captivity - Will change or put an end to thy state…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3with all your heart and all your soul: These words reflect the teaching found in the Shema (Israel’s great statement of covenant faith and commitment). The Shema calls Israel to love the Lord fully and faithfully (compare 6:4). To receive God’s forgiveness and return to the land, the people had to obey the covenant. Obedience was required before restoration could take place.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101-10. when all these things are come upon thee, ... and thou shalt return ... then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity--The hopes of the Hebrew people are ardently directed to this promise, and they confidently expect that God, commiserating their forlorn and fallen condition, will yet rescue them from all the evils of their long dispersion. They do not consider the promise as fulfilled by their restoration from the captivity in Babylon, for Israel…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