Deuteronomy 30:13 (LSB)

Passage

Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross the sea for us and get it for us and make us hear it, that we may do it?’

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 30:11 “For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far from you.

Deuteronomy 30:12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will go up to heaven for us and get it for us and make us hear it, that we may do it?’

Deuteronomy 30:13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross the sea for us and get it for us and make us hear it, that we may do it?’

Deuteronomy 30:14 But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

Deuteronomy 30:15 “See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and calamity;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beyond", "should", "cross", "make", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beyond" and "should", 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 heaven that you..." into verse 14's "But the word is very near you...", so "beyond" and "should" 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 "beyond" and "should" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.