Deuteronomy 30:2 (GNV)

Passage

And shalt returne vnto the Lord thy God, and obey his voyce in all that I commaund thee this day: thou, and thy children with all thine heart and with all thy soule,

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 30:1 Nowe when all these things shall come vpon thee, either the blessing or the curse which I haue set before thee, and thou shalt turne into thine heart, among all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath driuen thee,

Deuteronomy 30:2 And shalt returne vnto the Lord thy God, and obey his voyce in all that I commaund thee this day: thou, and thy children with all thine heart and with all thy soule,

Deuteronomy 30:3 Then the Lord thy God wil cause thy captiues to returne, and haue compassion vpon thee, and wil returne, to gather thee out of all the people, where the Lord thy God had scattered thee.

Deuteronomy 30:4 Though thou werest cast vnto the vtmost part of heauen, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence wil he take thee,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shalt", "returne", "vnto", "lord", "obey", "voyce", "commaund", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shalt" and "returne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Nowe when all these things shall come..." into verse 3's "Then the Lord thy God wil cause...", so "shalt" and "returne" 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 "shalt" and "returne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.