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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“This command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, and it is not beyond your reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For this commandment which I command thee this day, it <i>is</i> not hidden from thee, neither <i>is</i> it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For this commandment which I command you today <i>is</i> not <i>too</i> mysterious for you, nor <i>is</i> it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far <i>from you</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This command that I give you today is certainly not too difficult or beyond your reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This command that I give you today is certainly not too difficult or beyond your reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You know God's laws, and it isn't impossible to obey them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This command I'm giving you today isn't too hard for you or beyond your reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The command that I am giving you today is not too difficult or beyond your reach. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, these commands that I'm giving you today are neither confusing nor unattainable for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For this commandment which I command you this day is not too difficult for you, nor is it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hid from thee, neither is it far off.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For this commandment which I command you today is not too hard for you or too distant. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For this command which I am commanding you today, it is not too wonderful for you, nor [is] it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For this command which I am commanding thee to-day, it is not too wonderful for thee, nor is it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this command which I command thee this day, it was not great for thee, and it was not far off.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This commandment, that I command thee this day is not above thee, nor far off from thee: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This commandment, which I entrust to you today, is not high above you, nor has it been placed far away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For this command which I am giving you today is not too wondrous or remote for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely, this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is it too far away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For this commandment which I command you this day is not hidden from you, neither is it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because this commandment that I command you today is not hidden from you, neither is it far away.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For this command which I give thee this day is not grievous, neither is it far from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=8456" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">The Choice of Life or Death</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: ham·miṣ·wāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">commandment</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā (V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">you today</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6381.htm" title="6381: nip̄·lêṯ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. Distinguish; by implication, to be great, difficult, wonderful.">too difficult</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">for you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: rə·ḥō·qāh (Adj-fs) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">beyond your reach.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-6.htm">Romans 10:6-8</a></span><br />But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down) / or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).” / But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19</a></span><br />I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-5.htm">Proverbs 30:5</a></span><br />Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7-8</a></span><br />The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. / The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-30.htm">Matthew 11:30</a></span><br />For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a></span><br />For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-11</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. / “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a></span><br />I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-21.htm">John 14:21</a></span><br />Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-130.htm">Psalm 119:130</a></span><br />The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a></span><br />It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For this commandment which I command you this day, it is not hidden from you, neither is it far off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Psalm 147:19,20</a></b></br> He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19</a></b></br> I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Romans 16:25,26</a></b></br> Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/30-8.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-8.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-11.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-8.htm">Difficult</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-10.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-8.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-8.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Wonderful</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/30-16.htm">Command</a> <a href="/ezra/4-8.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-5.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-39.htm">Difficult</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-34.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-5.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/joshua/3-8.htm">Reach</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/judges/13-18.htm">Wonderful</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Great mercies promised unto the penitent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">The commandment is manifest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Death and life are set before them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The context is the renewal of the covenant between God and Israel. Historically, this is a pivotal moment as the Israelites stand on the brink of a new chapter, having wandered in the desert for 40 years. The commandment encompasses the entirety of the law given at Sinai, which is now being reaffirmed. It emphasizes the immediacy and relevance of God's law, underscoring that it is not just a historical artifact but a living guide for the people.<p><b>is not too difficult for you</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the accessibility and attainability of God's commandments. It suggests that the law is not an insurmountable burden but something that can be understood and followed. This counters any notion that God's expectations are unreasonable or beyond human capacity. Theologically, it points to the idea that God equips His people to follow His commands, providing them with the necessary strength and understanding. This is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of His yoke being easy and His burden light (<a href="/matthew/11-30.htm">Matthew 11:30</a>).<p><b>or beyond your reach</b><br>The phrase indicates that the commandments are not distant or obscure. They are not hidden in the heavens or across the sea, as the subsequent verses explain. This accessibility is a key theme, suggesting that God's will is revealed and available to all who seek it. It implies that the law is not reserved for an elite few but is meant for the entire community of believers. This is further reinforced in the New Testament, where the Word becomes flesh in Jesus Christ, making God's will and love tangible and accessible to humanity (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>). The idea of the law being within reach also prefigures the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, who empowers believers to live according to God's statutes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is delivering God's commandments to the people. He is speaking to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are receiving the commandments and instructions from Moses. They are on the brink of entering Canaan, the land promised to their ancestors.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land (Canaan)</a></b><br>The land God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which the Israelites are about to enter after their exodus from Egypt and years of wandering in the desert.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/accessibility_of_god's_commandments.htm">Accessibility of God's Commandments</a></b><br>God's commandments are designed to be understood and followed by His people. They are not hidden or inaccessible, but rather given in a way that is within reach for all who seek to obey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empowerment_through_obedience.htm">Empowerment through Obedience</a></b><br>The verse encourages believers that they are capable of following God's commandments. It is a reminder that God equips His people with the ability to live according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_action.htm">Faith and Action</a></b><br>The passage calls for a response of faith that leads to action. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's word and act upon it, knowing that it is not beyond their ability to do so.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nearness_of_god's_word.htm">The Nearness of God's Word</a></b><br>God's word is not distant or foreign; it is near and meant to dwell within us. This nearness invites a personal relationship with God through His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_spiritual_journey.htm">Encouragement in Spiritual Journey</a></b><br>As the Israelites were on the brink of entering the Promised Land, believers today are encouraged in their spiritual journey, knowing that God's guidance is always accessible.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._30_11-14_align_with_gal._3_10.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11–14 insists the law is not too difficult to follow, yet how does this align with later passages (e.g., Galatians 3:10) suggesting full compliance is impossible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_abuse_cover-up.htm">Is free will merely an illusion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_so_many_bible_interpretations.htm">Why are there so many different interpretations of the Bible if God wants a clear message?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_spiritual_enlightenment.htm">What defines spiritual enlightenment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><a href="/context/deuteronomy/30-11.htm" title="For this commandment which I command you this day, it is not hidden from you, neither is it far off.">Deuteronomy 30:11-14</a>. <span class= "bld">THE LAW OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH is OF FAITH.</span><p>(11) <span class= "bld">For this commandment.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">Mitzvah. </span>This duty, this form of obedience to the law.<p><span class= "bld">Is not hidden from thee</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>not too hard. Literally, <span class= "ital">too wonderful for thee. </span>(Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/17-8.htm" title="If there arise a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates: then shall you arise, and get you up into the place which the LORD your God shall choose;">Deuteronomy 17:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/139-6.htm" title="Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain to it.">Psalm 139:6</a>.)<p>(12) <span class= "bld">It is not in heaven.</span>--St. Paul cites the words thus: "The righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? <span class= "ital">that is, to bring Christ down from above" </span>(<a href="/context/romans/10-6.htm" title="But the righteousness which is of faith speaks on this wise, Say not in your heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)">Romans 10:6-7</a>).<p>(13) <span class= "bld">Neither is it beyond the sea.</span>--St. Paul continues, "Or (say not), Who shall <span class= "ital">descend </span>into <span class= "ital">the deep? </span>that is, <span class= "ital">to bring up Christ again from the dead." </span>The alteration here is remarkable. The LXX. will not account for it. "Beyond the sea" generally suggests the idea of a land on the other side of the surface of the ocean. But a descent into the <span class= "ital">"</span>abyss," which is what St. Paul indicates, means a passage through the sea to that which is beneath it, "beyond the sea "in a very different sense. No one but Jonah ever went beyond the sea in this way, as he says, "Out of the belly of hell cried I . . . Thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the heart of the seas . . . I went down to the bottoms of the mountains . . . The <span class= "ital">deep </span>(abyss) <span class= "ital">closed me about." </span>And this descent of Jonah is chosen as the "sign" of Christ's descent into hell. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 11-14.</span> - The fulfillment of this condition was not impossible or even difficult; for God had done everything to render it easy for them. The commandment of God was <span class="cmt_word">not hidden from them</span>; literally, <span class="accented">was not wonderful to them</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. hard to be understood or to perform (see the use of the Hebrew word in <a href="/psalms/131-1.htm">Psalm 131:1</a>; <a href="/proverbs/30-18.htm">Proverbs 30:18</a>); <span class="cmt_word">nor was it far off; it was not in heaven</span> - <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. though heavenly in its source, it had not remained there, but had been revealed - so that there was no need for any one to say, <span class="cmt_word">Who will ascend to heaven, and bring it down to us, that we may hear it, and do it?</span> The idea is not, as Keil suggests, that of "an inaccessible height" which none could scale; nor is it, as suggested by Knobel, that of something "incomprehensible, impracticable, and superhuman;" it is simply a statement of fact that the Law had not been retained in heaven, but had been revealed to men. Nor was this revelation made in some far distant place across the sea, so that any need say, <span class="cmt_word">Who will go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?</span> On the contrary, it was very near to them, had been disclosed in words so that they could utter it with their own mouth, converse over it, and ponder it in their hearts (cf. <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Jeremiah 23:28</a>; <a href="/romans/10-6.htm">Romans 10:6</a>). In the allusion to the sea, the representation is not that of depth (Targum Jon.), but that of distance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֚י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֔את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">commandment</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּצְוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miṣ·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצַוְּךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too difficult</span><br /><span class="heb">נִפְלֵ֥את</span> <span class="translit">(nip̄·lêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6381.htm">Strong's 6381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beyond your reach.</span><br /><span class="heb">רְחֹקָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḥō·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remote, of place, time, precious</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 30:11 For this commandment which I command you (Deut. 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