Deuteronomy 30:2

2 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,

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Deuteronomy 30:2 in Other Translations

KJV

2 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;

ESV

2 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,

NLT

2 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,

MSG

2 and come back to God, your God, and obey him with your whole heart and soul according to everything that I command you today,

CSB

2 and you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey Him with all your heart and all your soul by doing everything I am giving you today,

Deuteronomy 30:2 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 30:2

And shalt return unto the Lord thy God
By repentance, acknowledging their manifold sins and transgressions, particularly their disbelief and rejection of the Messiah, now seeking him and salvation by him; see ( Hosea 3:5 ) ;

and shalt obey his voice;
in the Gospel, yielding the obedience of faith to that; embracing the Gospel, and submitting to the ordinances of it:

according to all that I command thee this day, thou, and thy children;
which was to love the Lord, and walk in his ways, directed to in the Gospel, and which were to be regarded from a principle of love to God and the blessed Redeemer; see ( Deuteronomy 30:6 Deuteronomy 30:16 ) ;

with all thine heart and with all thy soul;
that is, both their return unto the Lord, and their obedience to his voice or word, should be hearty and sincere; which being the case, the following things would be done for them.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 30:2 In-Context

1 When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the LORD your God disperses you among the nations,

2 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,

3 then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.

4 Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the LORD your God will gather you and bring you back.

5 He will bring you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors.

Cross References 2

1. S Deuteronomy 4:30; Nehemiah 1:9
2. Deuteronomy 4:29; Psalms 119:2