Deuteronomy 30:3

3 When all of that happens, the LORD your God will bless you with great success again. He will be very kind to you. He'll bring you back from all of the nations where he scattered you.

Deuteronomy 30:3 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 30:3

That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have
compassion on thee
Return them from their captivity, or bring them out of it, both in a temporal and spiritual sense; free them from their present exile, and deliver them from the bondage of sin, Satan, and the law; and all this as the effect of his grace and mercy towards them, and compassion on them; see ( Jeremiah 30:18 ) ; The Targum of Jonathan is,

``his Word shall receive with good will your repentance;''

it being cordial and unfeigned, and fruits meet for it brought forth:

and will return and gather thee from all the nations whither the Lord
thy God scattered thee;
or, "will again gather thee" ^F11; as he had gathered them out of all places where they had been scattered, on their return from the Babylonish captivity; so will he again gather them from all the nations of the earth, east, west, north, and south, where they are now dispersed; when they shall turn to the Lord, and seek David their King, the true Messiah. Maimonides ^F12 understands this passage of their present captivity, and deliverance from it by the Messiah.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 (Kubqw bvw) (kai palin sunaxei) , Sept. "et rursum congregabit te", V. L. "et iterum colliget te", Piscator.
F12 Hilchot Melachim, c. 11. sect. 1.

Deuteronomy 30:3 In-Context

1 I have told you about all of those blessings and curses. The LORD will bring them on you. Then you will think carefully about them everywhere the LORD your God scatters you among the nations.

2 You and your children will return to the LORD your God. You will obey him with all your heart and with all your soul. That will be in keeping with everything I'm commanding you today.

3 When all of that happens, the LORD your God will bless you with great success again. He will be very kind to you. He'll bring you back from all of the nations where he scattered you.

4 Suppose you have been forced to go away to the farthest land on earth. The LORD your God will bring you back even from there.

5 He will bring you to the land that belonged to your people long ago. You will take it over. He'll make you better off than your people were. He'll increase your numbers more than he increased theirs.