Deuteronomy 30:14 (KJV)

Passage

But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

Nearby Context

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

Deuteronomy 30:13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

Deuteronomy 30:14 But the word is very nigh unto 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;

Deuteronomy 30:16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "very", "nigh", "thee", "mouth", "heart", "thou", and "mayest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "very", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Neither is it beyond the sea that..." into verse 15's "See I have set before thee this...", so "word" and "very" 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 "word" and "very" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.