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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
turn	וְשָׁ֨ב ve.Shav	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
captivity	שְׁבוּתְךָ֖ she.vu.te.Kha	H7622	exile · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
compassion	וְרִחֲמֶ֑ךָ ve.ri.cha.Me.kha	H7355	to fondle · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
return	וְשָׁ֗ב ve.Shav	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
gather	וְקִבֶּצְךָ֙ ve.ki.betz.Cha	H6908	to grasp · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
nations	הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים ha.'a.Mim	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
scattered	הֱפִֽיצְךָ֛ he.fi.tze.Kha	H6327	to dash in pieces · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 29:14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all th…
Ezekiel 36:24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
Psalms 147:2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
Lamentations 3:32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
Ezekiel 34:12-13 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver…
Zechariah 8:7-8 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
Jeremiah 32:37-44 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will br…
Lamentations 3:22 It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 30:1-10

These verses may be considered either as a conditional promise or as an absolute prediction. I. They are chiefly to be considered as a conditional promise, and so they belong to all persons and all people, and not to Israel only; and the design of them is to assure us that the greatest sinners, if they repent and be converted, shall have their sins pardoned, and be restored to God's favour. This is the purport of the covenant of grace, it leaves room for repentance in case of misdemeanour, and promises pardon upon repentance, which the covenant of innocency did not. Now observe here, 1. How the repentance is described which is the condition of these promises. (1.) It begins in serious consid…

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John Gill on 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" (k); as he had gathered them out…

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John Calvin on Deuteronomy 30:1-10

Deuteronomy 30:1-10, 15-20 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, 1. Erit autem, quum evenerint tibi omnia verba haec, benedictio et maledictio quas proposui tibi, et reduxeris ad cor tuum in cunctis gentibus ad quas expulerit te Jehova Deus tuus: 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; 2. Et conversus fueris ad Jehovam Deum tuum, obedierisque voci ejus per om…

Dictionary and topics

Blessing · CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE — CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE
Judgments · May be averted by: Turning to God — May be averted by: Turning to God
Penitent · PROMISES TO — PROMISES TO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 30:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 30:1-10

John Gill on Deuteronomy 30:3

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 30:1-10

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Deuteronomy 30:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 30:1-10

John Gill on Deuteronomy 30:3

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 30:1-10

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 30:1-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 30:2-3

Rashi on Deuteronomy 30:3