30 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,

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;

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.

If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.

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30 “And then when all of these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse that I have set before you[a] and you call them to mind[b] among the nations there where Yahweh your God has scattered you, and you return to Yahweh and you listen to his voice according to all that I am commanding you today,[c] both you and your children,[d] with all your heart and with all your inner self,[e] and Yahweh your God will restore your fortunes, and he will have compassion upon you, and he will again gather you together[f] from all the peoples where Yahweh your God scattered you there.

Even if you are outcasts[g] at the end of the heavens, even from there Yahweh your God shall gather you, and from there he shall bring you back.[h] And Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that your ancestors[i] had taken possession of,[j] and he will make you successful, and he will make you more numerous than your ancestors.[k]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 30:1 Literally “to the face of you”
  2. Deuteronomy 30:1 Literally “and you bring them back to your heart”
  3. Deuteronomy 30:2 Literally “the day”
  4. Deuteronomy 30:2 Or “sons”
  5. Deuteronomy 30:2 Or “soul”
  6. Deuteronomy 30:3 Literally “he will do again and he will gather you together”
  7. Deuteronomy 30:4 Literally “he/it shall be outcasting your”
  8. Deuteronomy 30:4 Literally “he shall take/fetch you”
  9. Deuteronomy 30:5 Or “fathers”
  10. Deuteronomy 30:5 Hebrew “of it”
  11. Deuteronomy 30:5 Or “fathers”