Deuteronomy 30:7 (GNV)

Passage

And the Lord thy God will lay all these curses vpon thine enemies, and on them, that hate thee, and that persecute thee.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 30:5 And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possesse it, and he will shewe thee fauour, and will multiplie thee aboue thy fathers.

Deuteronomy 30:6 And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seede, that thou mayest loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with al thy soule, that thou maiest liue.

Deuteronomy 30:7 And the Lord thy God will lay all these curses vpon thine enemies, and on them, that hate thee, and that persecute thee.

Deuteronomy 30:8 Returne thou therefore, and obey the voyce of the Lord, and do all his commandements, which I commaund thee this day.

Deuteronomy 30:9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in euery worke of thine hande, in the fruite of thy bodie, and in the fruite of thy cattel, and in the fruite of the lande for thy wealth: for the Lord will turne againe, and reioyce ouer thee to do thee good, as he reioyced ouer thy fathers,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "curses", "vpon", "thine", "enemies", "hate", "thee", and "persecute". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "curses", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And the Lord thy God will circumcise..." into verse 8's "Returne thou therefore and obey the voyce...", so "lord" and "curses" 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 "lord" and "curses" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.