Deuteronomy 30:14 (WEB)

Passage

But the word is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 30:12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, “Who will go up for us to heaven, and bring it to us, and proclaim it to us, that we may do it?”

Deuteronomy 30:13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, “Who will go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, and proclaim it to us, that we may do it?”

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

Deuteronomy 30:15 Behold, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and evil.

Deuteronomy 30:16 For I command you today to love Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, that you may live and multiply, and that Yahweh your God may bless you in the land where you go in to possess it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "very", "near", "mouth", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "very", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Neither is it beyond the sea that..." into verse 15's "Behold I have set before you today...", so "word" and "very" 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 "word" and "very" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.