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He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />that the LORD your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then the LORD your God will restore you from captivity, and have compassion on you, and will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then the LORD your God will restore you from captivity, and have compassion on you, and will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then the LORD your God will restore you from captivity, and have compassion on you, and will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then Yahweh your God will return you from captivity and return <i>His</i> compassion on you, and He will gather you again from all the peoples where Yahweh your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes [in your return from exile], and have compassion on you, and will gather you together again from all the peoples (nations) where He has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then he will restore your fortunes, have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then He will restore your fortunes, have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that then Jehovah thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither Jehovah thy God hath scattered thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />he will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you from all the nations of the world where he will scatter you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />then the LORD your God will have mercy on you. He will bring you back from the nations where he has scattered you, and he will make you prosperous again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and will show compassion to you. He will gather you from among the peoples where he had scattered you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the LORD your God will reverse your captivity and have pity on you. He will turn and gather you from all the peoples among whom he has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that then the LORD your God will turn your captivity, and have compassion on you, and will return and gather you from all the peoples, where the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that then Yahweh your God will release you from captivity, have compassion on you, and will return and gather you from all the peoples where Yahweh your God has scattered you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then your God YHWH has turned back [to] your captivity and pitied you, indeed, He has turned back and gathered you out of all the peoples to where your God YHWH has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then hath Jehovah thy God turned back to thy captivity, and pitied thee, yea, He hath turned back and gathered thee out of all the peoples whither Jehovah thy God hath scattered thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah thy God turned back thy captivity, and pitied thee, and he turned back and gathered thee from all the peoples, where Jehovah thy God scattered thee there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord thy God will bring back again thy captivity, and will have mercy on thee, and gather thee again out of all the nations, into which he scattered thee before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />then the Lord your God will lead you away from your captivity, and he will take pity on you, and he will gather you again from all the nations to which he had dispersed you before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the LORD, your God, will restore your fortunes and will have compassion on you; he will again gather you from all the peoples where the LORD, your God, has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you, gathering you again from all the peoples among whom the LORD your God has scattered you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD your God will bring back again your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will return and gather you from all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH your God shall turn back your captivity and he shall show compassion upon you and he shall return and he shall gather you from all of the nations where LORD JEHOVAH your God scattered you among them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then the Lord shall heal thine iniquities, and shall pity thee, and shall again gather thee out from all the nations, among which the Lord has scattered thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/30-3.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=8364" 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 Promise of Restoration</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">then He</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God"></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">will restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: šə·ḇū·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.">you from captivity</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: wə·ri·ḥă·me·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">and have compassion on you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: wə·qib·beṣ·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">and gather you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘am·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the nations</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.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: hĕ·p̄î·ṣə·ḵā (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">has scattered you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there.…<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="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14</a></span><br />I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3</a></span><br />For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17</a></span><br />Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24</a></span><br />For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Isaiah 49:22</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Isaiah 60:4</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-20.htm">Zephaniah 3:20</a></span><br />At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a></span><br />I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-10.htm">Zechariah 10:10</a></span><br />I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">Psalm 106:47</a></span><br />Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9</a></span><br />but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19-21</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you. / Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That then the LORD your God will turn your captivity, and have compassion on you, and will return and gather you from all the nations, where the LORD your God has scattered you.</p><p class="hdg">then the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Psalm 106:45-47</a></b></br> And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Psalm 126:1-4</a></b></br> A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Isaiah 56:8</a></b></br> The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather <i>others</i> to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/1-1.htm">Ezra 1:1-4</a></b></br> Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and <i>put it</i> also in writing, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-2.htm">Psalm 147:2</a></b></br> The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Jeremiah 32:37</a></b></br> Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-41.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/genesis/31-7.htm">Changing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-50.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-13.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-24.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-2.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/5-12.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ruth/4-7.htm">Changing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-3.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/judges/11-13.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/judges/9-45.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-16.htm">Whither</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>then He will restore you from captivity</b><br>This phrase speaks to the promise of God to bring the Israelites back from exile. Historically, this refers to the Babylonian captivity, where the Israelites were taken from their land due to their disobedience. The restoration is a recurring theme in the Bible, symbolizing God's faithfulness and mercy. It also foreshadows the ultimate restoration through Jesus Christ, who delivers humanity from the captivity of sin.<p><b>and have compassion on you</b><br>God's compassion is a central theme throughout Scripture, highlighting His loving and merciful nature. This compassion is not just emotional but is demonstrated through action, as seen in the deliverance and restoration of His people. It reflects the New Testament message of grace, where God's compassion is fully realized in the sacrifice of Jesus for the sins of the world.<p><b>and gather you from all the nations</b><br>This phrase indicates the widespread dispersion of the Israelites, known as the Diaspora. It underscores God's sovereignty and His ability to bring His people back from any corner of the earth. This gathering is prophetic, pointing to the eschatological hope of a future regathering of Israel and the ultimate gathering of believers from all nations into the Kingdom of God, as seen in Revelation.<p><b>to which the LORD your God has scattered you</b><br>The scattering of the Israelites was a consequence of their disobedience and idolatry, fulfilling the warnings given in earlier chapters of Deuteronomy. This scattering serves as a reminder of the seriousness of covenant faithfulness. However, it also sets the stage for God's redemptive plan, where He uses even the consequences of sin to bring about His purposes, ultimately culminating in the gathering of all believers through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's message to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being addressed in this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a></b><br>Refers to the exile and dispersion of the Israelites due to their disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>The various lands where the Israelites were scattered during their exile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Israel's disobedience, God remains faithful to His promises. This teaches us about the unchanging nature of God's covenant love and His willingness to restore us when we repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_compassion_of_god.htm">The Compassion of God</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "compassion" (rachamim) indicates deep mercy and love. Understanding God's compassion encourages us to trust in His grace and mercy in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The promise of restoration is contingent upon repentance. This highlights the importance of turning back to God and aligning our lives with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_times_of_exile.htm">Hope in Times of Exile</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were scattered, we may experience times of spiritual exile. God's promise to gather and restore provides hope and assurance that He is always working for our good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>The gathering from "all the nations" signifies God's inclusive plan for His people. This encourages us to embrace diversity within the body of Christ and work towards unity.<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/key_principles_of_the_palestinian_covenant.htm">What are the key principles of the Palestinian Covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_jewish_aliyah.htm">What is Jewish Aliyah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_every_jew_return_to_jerusalem.htm">Will every Jew return to Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_god's_land_promises_fit_scripture.htm">How do God’s promises of land and everlasting covenant here fit with apparent inconsistencies elsewhere in Scripture (Genesis 17:7–8)?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity.</span>--The word "turn" is not active as we should expect (in the Hebrew), but neuter, and upon this fact the Rabbis have grounded the following observation that "in some way the Shechinah is abiding upon Israel during the stress of their captivity, and whensoever they are redeemed, He has prescribed Redemption for Himself, that He will return with them." And further, that the day of the gathering of the captivity is great, and attended with difficulty; as though He Himself must be there to take hold visibly of the hand of each man, and bring him from his place, as it is said, "And ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel" (<a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river to the stream of Egypt, and you shall be gathered one by one, O you children of Israel.">Isaiah 27:12</a>). But it is observed that the same form of the verb is employed in Jeremiah with respect to Moab (<a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm" title="Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, said the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.">Jeremiah 48:47</a>). This note at least shows that the Jews look for the fulfilment of this prophecy as a thing yet to come.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity.</span> This does not mean will cause thy captives to return, for <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> the verb in Kal (as it is here, <span class="hebrew">שָׁב</span>) never has the force of the Hiph.; and <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> the returning of the dispersed is afterwards referred to as consequent on the turning of the captivity. The plural is used here as elsewhere to indicate the cessation of affliction or suffering (cf. <a href="/job/41-10.htm">Job 41:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">Psalm 14:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/85-2.htm">Psalm 85:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Psalm 126:1, 4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Jeremiah 30:18</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Ezekiel 16:53</a>). The rendering of the LXX. here is noticeable, <span class="greek">καὶ ἰάσεται</span> <span class="greek">Κύριος τὰς ἁμαρτίας</span>: "and the Lord will heal thy sins," <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. will remit thy guilt and will deliver thee from the pernicious and destructive power of sin (cf. <a href="/psalms/41-4.htm">Psalm 41:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/3-22.htm">Jeremiah 3:22</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/17-14.htm">Jeremiah 17:14</a>; <a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4</a>; <a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/30-3.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">then He</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will restore</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁ֨ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you from captivity</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבוּתְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇū·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7622.htm">Strong's 7622: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, prisoners, a former state of prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and have compassion on you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִחֲמֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ri·ḥă·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fondle, to love, to compassionate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gather you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקִבֶּצְךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qib·beṣ·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather, collect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from all</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has scattered you.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֱפִֽיצְךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(hĕ·p̄î·ṣə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dispersed or scattered</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 30:3 That then Yahweh your God will turn (Deut. 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