Deuteronomy 30:1-8

1 "And then when all of these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse that I have set {before you} {and you call them to mind} among the nations there where Yahweh your God [has] scattered you,

2 and you return to Yahweh and you listen to his voice according to all that I am commanding you {today}, [both] you and your children, with all your heart and with all your inner self,

3 and Yahweh your God will restore your fortunes, and he will have compassion [upon] you, and {he will again gather you together} from all the peoples where Yahweh your God scattered you there.

4 "[Even] if {you are outcasts} at the end of the heavens, [even] from there Yahweh your God shall gather you, and from there {he shall bring you back}.

5 And Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that your ancestors had taken possession of, and he will make you successful, and he will make you more numerous than your ancestors.

6 "And Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring to love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your inner self {so that you may live}.

7 And Yahweh your God will put all these curses on your enemies and {on those who hate you}, [on] {those who harassed you}.

8 And {you will again listen} to the voice of Yahweh, and you will do all his commandments that I [am] commanding you {today}.

Deuteronomy 30:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 30

This chapter contains some gracious promises of the conversion of the Jews in the latter day, of their calling things to mind that have befallen them, of their repentance, and the circumcision of their hearts to love the Lord, of the return of them to their own land, and of the great increase of them, and of their enjoyment of plenty of good things, De 30:1-10; in it is an account of the Gospel, or word of faith, which at this time should be brought near to the Jews, and be received by them, De 30:11-14; and for the present Moses desires them to consider what he now set before them, and what would be the consequences of receiving or rejecting it, and so what it would be most proper for them to make choice of, De 30:15-20.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "to the face of you"
• [b]. Literally "and you bring [them] back to your heart"
• [c]. Literally "the day"
• [d]. Or "sons"
• [e]. Or "soul"
• [f]. Literally "he will do again and he will gather you together"
• [g]. Literally "he/it shall be outcasting your"
• [h]. Literally "he shall take/fetch you"
• [i]. Or "fathers"
• [j]. Hebrew "of it"
• [k]. Or "fathers"
• [l]. Or "soul"
• [m]. Literally "for the sake of your life"
• [n]. Literally "the haters of you"
• [o]. Literally "who pursued after/persecuted you"
• [p]. Literally "you will return and you will listen"
• [q]. Literally "the day"