Deuteronomy 30:2

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Modern

…and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today,

Traditional

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;

Literal

…and you return to YHWH your God and listen to His voice according to all that I command you today—you and your sons—with all your heart and with all your soul,

Latin

…et reversus fueris ad eum, et obedieris ejus imperiis, sicut ego hodie præcipio tibi, cum filiis tuis, in toto corde tuo, et in tota anima tua:

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English

…and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today,

Notes

Deuteronomy 30:2–3

with 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.

Deuteronomy 30:1–10

Repentance was the only solution to the threat of judgment. The possibility of blessing and the prevention of judgment both depended on a proper relationship with the Lord.

Deuteronomy 29:2–30:20

As Moses prepared to die, he spoke a farewell message to Israel. In this message, he briefly reviewed their history since they left Egypt.

He urged the nation to promise loyalty to the Lord. This part of Deuteronomy shows that grace (God’s undeserved favor) is not only a New Testament teaching. Grace is the foundation of the Lord’s relationship with Israel.

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Joel 2:12–13
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”
Nehemiah 1:9
…but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’
Deuteronomy 4:28–31
And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.
Lamentations 3:40
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
2 Corinthians 3:16
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
Ephesians 6:24
Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Hosea 6:1–2
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Jeremiah 4:14
Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
Psalm 119:80
May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

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