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Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Moreover, the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Moreover the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Moreover the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, in order that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Moreover Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your seed, to love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your descendants [that is, He will remove the desire to sin from your heart], so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul, so that you may live [as a recipient of His blessing].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love him with all your heart and all your soul so that you will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and all your soul so that you will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You and your descendants are stubborn, but the LORD will make you willing to obey him and love him with all your heart and soul, and you will enjoy a long life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants. You will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and you will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD your God will give you and your descendants obedient hearts, so that you will love him with all your heart, and you will continue to live in that land. <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 circumcise both your hearts and those of your descendants so that you can love him with your heart and with your soul and therefore live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<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 also cleanse your heart and the hearts of your descendants so that you may love him with all your mind and being and so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your offspring, to love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And your God YHWH has circumcised your heart and the heart of your seed, to love your God YHWH with all your heart and with all your soul, for the sake of your life;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And Jehovah thy God hath circumcised thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, for the sake of thy life;<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 circumcised thy heart and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, for the sake of thy life.<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 circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed: that then mayst love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, that thou mayst live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your offspring, so that you may love the Lord your God with your entire heart and with your entire soul, so that you may be able to live.<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 circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you will love the LORD, your God, with your whole heart and your whole being, in order that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover, the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, in order that you may live.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, and then you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, because he will give you rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH your God shall circumcise your heart and the heart of your seed to eternity, and you shall love LORD JEHOVAH your God from all your heart and from all your soul, so that He shall give you life.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord shall purge thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/30-6.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=8395" 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">5</span>And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers. <span class="reftext">6</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.">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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4135.htm" title="4135: ū·māl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To circumcise. A primitive root; to cut short, i.e. Curtail; by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy.">will circumcise</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">your hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇaḇ (N-msc) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">and the hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘e·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">of your descendants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: lə·’a·hă·ḇāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">and you will love</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/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.">Him</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/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">your soul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·ye·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">you may live.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Then the LORD your God will put all these curses upon your enemies who hate you and persecute you.…<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/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</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.<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="/romans/2-29.htm">Romans 2:29</a></span><br />No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-39.htm">Jeremiah 32:39-40</a></span><br />I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them. / I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a></span><br />In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a></span><br />that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19-20</a></span><br />And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, / so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.<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="/philippians/3-3.htm">Philippians 3:3</a></span><br />For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-6.htm">Galatians 5:6</a></span><br />For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28-30</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. / For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. / And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></span><br />Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a></span><br />Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-17.htm">Romans 6:17</a></span><br />But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.</p><p class="hdg">will circumcise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a></b></br> Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></b></br> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench <i>it</i>, because of the evil of your doings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26</a></b></br> Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all <i>that are</i> in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all <i>these</i> nations <i>are</i> uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel <i>are</i> uncircumcised in the heart.</p><p class="hdg">to love the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a></b></br> And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-6.htm">Exodus 20:6</a></b></br> And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-27.htm">Matthew 22:27</a></b></br> And last of all the woman died also.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Circumcise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-2.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-66.htm">Life</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-9.htm">Love</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-17.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-2.htm">Soul</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Circumcise</a> <a href="/joshua/5-3.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Life</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-16.htm">Love</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-14.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/joshua/2-24.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/joshua/24-3.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/joshua/23-3.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-10.htm">Soul</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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In the ancient Near Eastern context, physical circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and His people, as established with Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). Here, the focus shifts from an external ritual to an internal change, emphasizing the need for a heart that is devoted to God. This transformation is a divine act, indicating that true change comes from God Himself. The Apostle Paul echoes this idea in <a href="/romans/2-29.htm">Romans 2:29</a>, where he speaks of circumcision of the heart by the Spirit, not by the written code.<p><b>and the hearts of your descendants</b><br>This promise extends beyond the immediate audience to future generations, highlighting the enduring nature of God's covenant and His desire for a faithful people throughout time. It underscores the communal and generational aspect of faith in Israelite culture, where the actions and faith of one generation impact the next. This continuity is seen in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-9</a>), where parents are instructed to teach God's commandments to their children diligently.<p><b>and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul</b><br>This phrase calls for a total and complete devotion to God, echoing the greatest commandment found in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a> and later affirmed by Jesus in <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a>. It emphasizes that love for God is not merely an emotional response but involves the entire being—heart, soul, and strength. This holistic love is central to the covenant relationship and is the foundation for obedience and faithfulness to God's commandments.<p><b>so that you may live</b><br>The promise of life is both physical and spiritual, indicating that obedience and love for God lead to true life. In the historical context, this would have been understood as prosperity and longevity in the Promised Land. However, it also points to a deeper, spiritual life that is found in relationship with God. This concept is further developed in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of eternal life as knowing God and Jesus Christ (<a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a>). The phrase underscores the biblical theme that true life is found in covenant relationship with God, characterized by love and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises to transform the hearts of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom Moses is speaking in Deuteronomy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader and prophet who delivers God's law and promises to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/circumcision_of_the_heart.htm">Circumcision of the Heart</a></b><br>A metaphorical expression indicating a spiritual transformation and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_transformation.htm">Spiritual Transformation</a></b><br>The circumcision of the heart signifies a deep, internal change that only God can perform. It is a call to seek a genuine relationship with God, beyond mere external observance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/love_and_obedience.htm">Love and Obedience</a></b><br>Loving God with all your heart and soul is the essence of true obedience. This love is a response to God's transformative work in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>The promise extends to the descendants, highlighting the importance of passing down faith and spiritual values to future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/life_in_god.htm">Life in God</a></b><br>The phrase "so that you may live" underscores that true life is found in a relationship with God, characterized by love and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Recognize that spiritual renewal is initiated and completed by God. Our role is to be open and responsive to His work in our hearts.<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_is_heart_'circumcision'_literal.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 mentions “circumcising” the heart—how is this concept to be understood without invoking metaphorical or non-literal interpretations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_baptism_and_circumcision_linked.htm">How are baptism and circumcision connected?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_'born_again'_christian.htm">What is a Born again Christian? What does the term 'born again' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'circumcision_of_the_heart'.htm">What does "circumcision of the heart" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord will circumcise thine heart</span>; "when thou <span class="accented">wilt</span> become better, God will help thereto (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a>)" (Herxheimer). When Israel should return to the Lord, he would take away from them the evil heart of unbelief, and give them the new heart and the right spirit. "Qui pravis affectibus renunciat is circumcisus corde dicitur" (Rosenmüller. Cf. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/32-39.htm">Jeremiah 32:39</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19</a>, etc.; Ezekiel 36:26; <a href="/romans/2-29.htm">Romans 2:29</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/30-6.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">The LORD</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">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">will circumcise</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָ֨ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·māl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4135.htm">Strong's 4135: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָבְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבַ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your descendants,</span><br /><span class="heb">זַרְעֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(zar·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you will love</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַהֲבָ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’a·hă·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him</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">with all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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">your heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָבְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | 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">your soul,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשְׁךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֥עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you may live.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיֶּֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·ye·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 30:6 Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart (Deut. 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