Deuteronomy 30:12 (YLT)

Passage

It is not in the heavens, --saying, Who doth go up for us into the heavens, and doth take it for us, and doth cause us to hear it--that we may do it.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 30:10 for thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep His commands, and His statutes, which are written in the book of this law, for thou turnest back unto Jehovah thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.

Deuteronomy 30:11 `For this command which I am commanding thee to-day, it is not too wonderful for thee, nor <FI>is<Fi> it far off.

Deuteronomy 30:12 It is not in the heavens, --saying, Who doth go up for us into the heavens, and doth take it for us, and doth cause us to hear it--that we may do it.

Deuteronomy 30:13 And it <FI>is<Fi> not beyond the sea, --saying, Who doth pass over for us beyond the sea, and doth take it for us, and doth cause us to hear it--that we may do it?

Deuteronomy 30:14 For very near unto thee is the word, in thy mouth, and in thy heart--to do it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heavens", "saying", "doth", "take", and "cause". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heavens" and "saying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For this command which I am commanding..." into verse 13's "And it FI is Fi not beyond...", so "heavens" and "saying" 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 "heavens" and "saying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.