Deuteronomy 4:29

29 There you will look for the Lord your God, and if you search for him with all your heart, you will find him. 1

Deuteronomy 4:29 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:29

But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God
By prayer and supplication, acknowledging and confessing sin, and desiring that God would be gracious and forgive it, and bring them out of their miserable condition; even if out of those depths of affliction and distress, and though scattered about in the world, and in the uttermost parts of it:

thou shalt find him;
to be a God hearing and answering prayer, gracious and merciful, ready to help and deliver:

if they seek him with all their heart and with all their soul;
sincerely and affectionately.

Deuteronomy 4:29 In-Context

27 The Lord will scatter you among other nations, where only a few of you will survive.
28 There you will serve gods made by human hands, gods of wood and stone, gods that cannot see or hear, eat or smell.
29 There you will look for the Lord your God, and if you search for him with all your heart, you will find him.
30 When you are in trouble and all those things happen to you, then you will finally turn to the Lord and obey him.
31 He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant that he himself made with your ancestors.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 4.29Jeremiah 29.13.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.