Deuteronomy 6:3 (DRB)

Passage

Hear, O Israel, and observe to do the things which the Lord hath commanded thee, that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst be greatly multiplied, as the Lord the God of thy fathers hath promised thee a land flowing with milk and honey.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:1 These are the precepts, and ceremonies, and judgments, which the Lord your God commanded that I should teach you, and that you should do them in the land into which you pass over to possess it:

Deuteronomy 6:2 That thou mayst fear the Lord thy God, and keep all his commandments and precepts, which I command thee, and thy sons, and thy grandsons, all the days of thy life, that thy days may be prolonged.

Deuteronomy 6:3 Hear, O Israel, and observe to do the things which the Lord hath commanded thee, that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst be greatly multiplied, as the Lord the God of thy fathers hath promised thee a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:5 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hear", "israel", "observe", "things", "lord", "hath", "commanded", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hear" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "That thou mayst fear the Lord thy..." into verse 4's "Hear O Israel the Lord our God...", so "hear" and "israel" 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 "hear" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.