Deuteronomy 30:12 (GNV)

Passage

It is not in heauen, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go vp for vs to heauen, and bring it vs, and cause vs to heare it, that we may doe it?

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 30:10 Because thou shalt obey the voyce of the Lord thy God, in keeping his comandements, and his ordinances, which are written in the booke of this Law, when thou shalt returne vnto the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with al thy soule.

Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandement which I commande thee this day, is not hid from thee, neither is it farre off.

Deuteronomy 30:12 It is not in heauen, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go vp for vs to heauen, and bring it vs, and cause vs to heare it, that we may doe it?

Deuteronomy 30:13 Neither is it beyonde the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go ouer the sea for vs, and bring it vs, and cause vs to heare it, that we may do it?

Deuteronomy 30:14 But the word is very neere vnto thee: euen in thy mouth and in thine heart, for to do it.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For this commandement which I commande thee..." into verse 13's "Neither is it beyonde the sea that...", so "heauen" 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 "heauen" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.