Deuteronomy 30:13 (DBY)

Passage

And it is not beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, that we should hear it and do it?

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day is not too wonderful for thee, neither is it far off.

Deuteronomy 30:12 It is not in the heavens, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to the heavens, and bring it to us, that we should hear it and do it?

Deuteronomy 30:13 And it is not beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, that we should hear it and do it?

Deuteronomy 30:14 For the word is very near to thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

Deuteronomy 30:15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beyond", "thou", "shouldest", "shall", "over", "bring", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beyond" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "It is not in the heavens that..." into verse 14's "For the word is very near to...", so "beyond" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "beyond" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.