Deuteronomy 30:8 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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,

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.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And the Lord thy God will lay..." into verse 9's "And the Lord thy God will make...", so "returne" 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 "returne" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.