Deuteronomy 7:12 (GNV)

Passage

For if ye hearken vnto these lawes, and obserue and doe them, then the Lord thy God shall keepe with thee the couenant, and the mercie which he sware vnto thy fathers.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 7:10 And rewardeth them to their face that hate him, to bring them to destruction: he wil not deferre to reward him that hateth him, to his face.

Deuteronomy 7:11 Keepe thou therefore the commandements, and the ordinances, and the lawes, which I commaund thee this day to doe them.

Deuteronomy 7:12 For if ye hearken vnto these lawes, and obserue and doe them, then the Lord thy God shall keepe with thee the couenant, and the mercie which he sware vnto thy fathers.

Deuteronomy 7:13 And he wil loue thee, and blesse thee, and multiplie thee: he will also blesse the fruite of thy wombe, and the fruite of thy land, thy corne and thy wine, and thine oyle and the increase of thy kine, and the flockes of thy sheepe in the land, which he sware vnto thy fathers to giue thee.

Deuteronomy 7:14 Thou shalt be blessed aboue all people: there shall be neither male nor female barren among you, nor among your cattell.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hearken", "vnto", "lawes", "obserue", "lord", "shall", "keepe", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hearken" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Keepe thou therefore the commandements and the..." into verse 13's "And he wil loue thee and blesse...", so "hearken" and "vnto" 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 "hearken" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.