Deuteronomy 4 · Verse 30

Deuteronomy 4:30

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;
Deuteronomy 4:30, King James Version

Deuteronomy 4:30 in other translations

BSBWhen you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.
WEBWhen you are in oppression, and all these things have come on you, in the latter days you shall return to the LORD your God and listen to his voice.
ASVWhen thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, in the latter days thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and hearken unto his voice:
YLTin distress being to thee, and all these things have found thee, in the latter end of the days, and thou hast turned back unto Jehovah thy God, and hast hearkened to His voice;
DARBYIn thy tribulation, and when all these things shall come upon thee, at the end of days, thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and shalt hearken to his voice,
BBEWhen you are in trouble and all these things have come on you, if, in the future, you are turned again to the Lord your God, and give ear to his voice:
WebsterWhen thou art in tribulation, and all these things have come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou shalt turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient to his voice;

What does Deuteronomy 4:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God--either towards the destined close of their captivities, when they evinced a returning spirit of repentance and faith, or in the age of Messiah, which is commonly called "the latter days," and when the scattered tribes of Israel shall be converted to the Gospel of Christ. The occurrence of this auspicious event will be the most illustrious proof of the truth of the promise made in De 4:31.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 When thou art in tribulation in the latter days - Are not these the times spoken of? And is there not still hope for Israel? Could we see them become zealous for their own law and religious observances - could we see them humble themselves before the God of Jacob - could we see them conduct their public worship with any tolerable decency and decorum - could we see them zealous to avoid every moral evil, inquiring the road to Zion, with their faces thitherward; then might we hope that the redemption of Israel was at hand: but alas! there is not the most distant evidence of any thing of the kind, except in a very few solitary instances. They are, perhaps, in the present day, more lost to every sacred principle of their own institutions than they have ever been since their return from the Babylonish captivity. By whom shall Jacob arise? for in this sense he is small - deeply fallen, and greatly degraded.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:24-40

Moses urged the greatness, glory, and goodness of God. Did we consider what a God he is with whom we have to do, we should surely make conscience of our duty to him, and not dare to sin against him. Shall we forsake a merciful God, who will never forsake us, if we are faithful unto him? Whither can we go? Let us be held to our duty by the bonds of love, and prevailed with by the mercies of God to cleave to him…

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Deuteronomy 4:30 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.

בַּצַּ֣רba.Tzarwhen <the> it is distressH6862
לְךָ֔le.Khato you
וּמְצָא֕וּךָu.me.tza.'U.khaand they will come upon youH4672
כֹּ֖לkolallH3605
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe thingsH1697
הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
בְּאַחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.Ritat [the] end ofH319
הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
וְשַׁבְתָּ֙ve.shav.Taand you will returnH7725
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.Taand you will listenH8085
בְּקֹלֽוֹ\׃be.ko.Loto voice hisH6963

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 4:30

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 23:20

    The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.

  • Hosea 3:5

    Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

  • Deuteronomy 31:29

    For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

  • Genesis 49:1

    And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

  • Jeremiah 7:23

    But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

  • Isaiah 1:19

    If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

  • Numbers 24:20

    And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

  • Hebrews 1:2

    Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

  • 2 Chronicles 6:36-39

    If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near; Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name: Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.

  • Daniel 10:14

    Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

  • Deuteronomy 30:10

    If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all these.
1Ki 8:46-53; 2Ch 6:36-39; Da 9:11-19
are come upon thee. Heb. have found thee.
31:17; Ex 18:8; *marg:
in the latter.
31:29; Ge 49:1; Nu 24:20; Jer 23:20; Da 10:14; Ho 3:5; Heb 1:2
if thou.
30:10; La 3:40; Ho 14:2,3; Joe 2:12,13; Ac 3:19; 26:20
obedient.
Isa 1:19; Jer 7:23; Zec 6:15; Heb 5:9

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 4:29

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 4:30

    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;

  • Deuteronomy 4:31

    (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.

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Deuteronomy 4:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cuando estuviereis en angustia, y te alcanzaren todas estas cosas, si en los postreros días te volvieres á Jehová tu Dios, y oyeres su voz;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Dans ta détresse, et lorsque toutes ces choses t’auront atteint, à la fin des jours, tu retourneras à l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, et tu écouteras sa voix.
German
Elberfelder 1871
In deiner Bedrängnis, und wenn alle diese Dinge dich treffen werden am Ende der Tage, wirst du umkehren zu Jehova, deinem Gott, und seiner Stimme gehorchen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Postquam te invenerint omnia quæ prædicta sunt, novissimo tempore reverteris ad Dominum Deum tuum, et audies vocem ejus.