Deuteronomy 30:1
in Deuteronomy 30“When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you,
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ASV
And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither Jehovah thy God hath driven thee,
KJV
And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee,
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This verse in Deuteronomy 30
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The rejection of Israel and the desolation of the promised inheritance were not to be the end of God’s dispensations. The closing words of the address therefore are words of comfort and promise. Compare marginal reference and Deu 4:29 ff; 1Ki 8:46-50. The chastisements of God would lead the nation to repent, and thereupon God would again bless them. Deu 30:3 Will turn thy captivity - Will change or put an end to thy state of captivity or distress (compare Psa 14:7; Psa 85:2; Jer 30:18).
This site's exposition
When all these things come upon you
on Deuteronomy 30:1-3
Chapter 28 ended with Israel scattered, and this chapter opens after the scattering. The return starts with memory, when Israel will “call them to mind in all the nations”, the order Moses gave at 4:29-31.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
), yet God will graciously accept of them notwithstanding; for on this errand afflictions are sent, to bring us to repentance. Though they are driven out to the utmost parts of heaven, yet thence their penitent prayers shall reach God's gracious ear, and there his favour shall find them out,
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And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee,....
(2.) It consists in sincere conversion. The effect of the consideration cannot but be godly sorrow and shame, Ezek. vi. But that which is the life and soul of repentance, and without which the most passionate expressions are but a jest, is returning to the Lord our God,
The righteousness of faith set before them in the plainness and easiness of the commandment that was now given them,
That captivity effectually cured them of idolatry; and then God planted them again in their own land and did them good. Some think that it is yet further to be accomplished in the conversion of the Jews who are now dispersed, their repentance for the sin of their fathers in crucifying Christ, their return to God through him, and their accession to the Christian church.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
They will be converted to the faith of Jesus Christ as their Messiah--a spiritual deliverer, and the effect of their conversion will be that they will return and obey the voice (the Gospel, the evangelical law) of the Lord.
When all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse - So fully did God foresee the bad use these people would make of their free agency in resisting the Holy Ghost, that he speaks of their sin and punishment as certain; yet, at the same time, shows how they might turn to himself and live, even while he was pouring out his indignation upon them because of their transgressions.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
I have already mentioned. See Leviticus:12, and above,:25;:8. that this chapter refers to the future, for all its subjects have not happened and have not been created, but they are destined to take place.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָה֩ | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִֽי־ | khi- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יָבֹ֨אוּ | yavou | they will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עָלֶ֜יךָ | ʾaleikha | on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | hadevarim | the things | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֵ֗לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| הַבְּרָכָה֙ | haberakhah | the blessing | H1293 → | 69 times |
| וְהַקְּלָלָ֔ה | vehakelalah | and the curse | H7045 → | 33 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֖תִּי | natati | I have set | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְפָנֶ֑יךָ | lefaneikha | <to> before you | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֙ | vahashevota | and you will bring [them] back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| לְבָבֶ֔ךָ | levavekha | heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֔ם | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִדִּיחֲךָ֛ | hidichakha | he has banished you | H5080 → | 55 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| שָֽׁמָּה׃ | shamah | there towards | H8033 → | 834 times |
וְהָיָה֩and it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
כִֽי־that
khi-H3588 →4482 times
יָבֹ֨אוּthey will come
yavouH935 →2568 times
עָלֶ֜יךָon you
ʾaleikhaH5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe things
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
הָאֵ֗לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
הַבְּרָכָה֙the blessing
haberakhahH1293 →69 times
וְהַקְּלָלָ֔הand the curse
vehakelalahH7045 →33 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתַ֖תִּיI have set
natatiH5414 →2011 times
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ<to> before you
lefaneikhaH6440 →2123 times
וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֙and you will bring [them] back
vahashevotaH7725 →1056 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
לְבָבֶ֔ךָheart your
levavekhaH3824 →252 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
הַגּוֹיִ֔םthe nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הִדִּיחֲךָ֛he has banished you
hidichakhaH5080 →55 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
שָֽׁמָּה׃there towards
shamahH8033 →834 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 30:19I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 11:26
See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse—
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 30:15
See, I have set before you today life and goodness, as well as death and disaster.
- Psalms 119:30
I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
- Proverbs 8:36
But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
- Joshua 24:15–22
But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods…
- Deuteronomy 11:26
Through
Deuteronomy 30:15See, I have set before you today life and goodness, as well as death and disaster.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
- 1 John 5:11–12
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- Galatians 3:13–14
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Deuteronomy 30:19
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.