Deuteronomy 30:13 (GNV)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

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.

Deuteronomy 30:15 Beholde, I haue set before thee this day life and good, death and euill,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "beyonde", "thou", "shouldest", "shall", "ouer", "bring", and "cause". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "beyonde", 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 heauen that thou..." into verse 14's "But the word is very neere vnto...", so "neither" and "beyonde" 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 "neither" and "beyonde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.