Deuteronomy 30 · Verse 2

Deuteronomy 30:2

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;
Deuteronomy 30:2, King James Version

Deuteronomy 30:2 in other translations

BSBand 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,
WEBand return to the LORD your God and obey his voice according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul,
ASVand shalt return unto Jehovah thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul;
YLTand hast turned back unto Jehovah thy God, and hearkened to His voice, according to all that I am commanding thee to-day, thou and thy sons, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul--
DARBYand shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and shalt hearken to his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy sons, with all thy heart and with all thy soul;
BBEAnd your hearts are turned again to the Lord your God, and you give ear to his word which I give you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul:
WebsterAnd shalt return to the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul;

What does Deuteronomy 30:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 30:1-10

De 30:1-10. Great Mercies Promised unto the Penitent. 1-10. when all these things are come upon thee, ... and thou shalt return ... then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity--The hopes of the Hebrew people are ardently directed to this promise, and they confidently expect that God, commiserating their forlorn and fallen condition, will yet rescue them from all the evils of their long dispersion. They do not…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:1-10

In this chapter is a plain intimation of the mercy God has in store for Israel in the latter days. This passage refers to the prophetic warnings of the last two chapters, which have been mainly fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, and in their dispersion to the present day; and there can be no doubt that the prophetic promise contained in these verses yet remain to come to pass. The Jewish nation…

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Deuteronomy 30:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשַׁבְתָּ֞ve.shav.Taand you will turn backH7725
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֣ve.sha.ma'.Taand you will listenH8085
בְקֹל֔וֹve.ko.Loto voice hisH6963
כְּכֹ֛לke.Kholaccording to allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiIH595
מְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.Kha[am] commanding youH6680
הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859
וּבָנֶ֔יךָu.va.Nei.khaand children yourH1121
בְּכָל\־be.kholwith allH3605
לְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.Khaheart yourH3824
וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and with allH3605
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ\׃naf.She.khabeing yourH5315

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 30:2

  • Joel 2:12-13

    Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

  • Nehemiah 1:9

    But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

  • Deuteronomy 4:28-31

    And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; (For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

  • Lamentations 3:40

    Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.

  • Ephesians 6:24

    Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.

  • Isaiah 55:6-7

    Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:16

    Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 4:14

    O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

  • Psalms 41:12

    And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

  • Deuteronomy 13:3

    Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

  • Jeremiah 3:10

    And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
return unto.
4:28-31; Ne 1:9; Isa 55:6,7; La 3:32,40; Ho 3:5; 6:1,2; 14:1-3
Joe 2:12,13; Zec 12:10; 2Co 3:16; 1Jo 1:9
with all thine heart.
6:5; 13:3; 1Ch 29:9,17; Ps 41:12; 119:80; Jer 3:10; 4:14; 29:13
Eph 6:24

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 30:1

    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,

  • Deuteronomy 30:2

    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;

  • Deuteronomy 30:3

    That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.

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Deuteronomy 30:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y te convirtieres á Jehová tu Dios, y obedecieres á su voz conforme á todo lo que yo te mando hoy, tú y tus hijos, con todo tu corazón y con toda tu alma,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et que tu seras retourné à l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, et que tu auras écouté sa voix, selon tout ce que je te commande aujourd’hui, toi et tes fils, de tout ton cœur et de toute ton âme,
German
Elberfelder 1871		und umkehrst zu Jehova, deinem Gott, und seiner Stimme gehorchst nach allem, was ich dir heute gebiete, du und deine Kinder, mit deinem ganzen Herzen und mit deiner ganzen Seele:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		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: