Deuteronomy 30:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:3

Gather thee from all the nations - This must refer to a more extensive captivity than that which they suffered in Babylon. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

EXPOSITION Though rejected and exiled because of rebellion and apostasy, Israel should not be absolutely or forever cast off. When dispersed among the nations, if the people should return to Jehovah their God, he would again receive them into favor and gather them from their dispersion (cf. Deuteronomy 4:29 , etc.; Le 26:40, etc.). Moses, looking into the future, anticipates that both the blessing and the curse would come upon the people according as they were faithful to their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

Dispersion not rejection. It is very comforting to pass from so gloomy a chapter as the twenty-eighth to such a paragraph as this. In this thirtieth chapter, the onlook and outlook of Moses are much more extended than before. So distantly is his eye cast now, that he actually looks to the further side of the gloomy scene he had so recently sketched, and sees in the horizon a belt of glory bounding his view ( Deuteronomy 30:9 ). So that, although the present darkness and distress into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

Israel's restoration. The blackness of the picture of Israel's rejection and desolation is relieved by this rim of gold on the further edge. The verses seem to teach, not only that if Israel repent, mercy awaits it, but that Israel will repent; that a day of repentance is ordained for it—a day in which the veil that has been so long left lying on Jewish hearts will be lifted off, and the nation will mourn for him whom it has pierced and has so long rejected ( Zechariah 12:9-14 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

Divine discipline founded on known principle. Human anger is often an uncontrollable passion. God's anger is directed, not so much against the man, as against his sin. God's anger is the acting of sound principle—a part of his righteousness. Hence, as soon as chastisement produces its designed effect, it ceases. Instantly that the wayward child turns to its Father, the Father turns to his child. I. REPENTANCE OFTEN SPRINGS OUT OF THE BITTER EXPERIENCE OF TROUBLE . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

The restoration of the Jews. So certain is the apostasy and the judgment on the land, that Moses assumes it as an accomplished fact, thereupon proceeding to predict a restoration of the "scattered nation" in case of their repentance. There must be the penitent return to God, and then God will restore them and bless them abundantly. It was this principle which was carried out in the restoration from Babylon, and which will be carried out in any future restoration of Israel. We have here the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:3

The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity. This does not mean will cause thy captives to return, for read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

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 Deuteronomy 4:29 ff; 1 Kings 8:46-50.The chastisements of God would lead the nation to repent, and thereupon God would again bless them.Deuteronomy 30:3Will turn thy captivity - Will change or put an end to thy state of captivity or distress (compare Psalms 14:7; Psalms... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 30:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 30:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 30:1-10

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