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id="leftbox"><div 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 />But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but allow yourself to be led astray and you worship other gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you will not listen, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you will not hear <i>and</i> obey, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you do not listen and you are led astray to bow in worship to other gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you do not listen and you are led astray to bow down to other gods and worship them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if thine heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But your hearts might turn away, and you might not listen. You might be tempted to bow down to other gods and worship them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But if you disobey and refuse to listen, and are led away to worship other gods, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you turn your heart away, and do not obey, but instead if you stray away to worship and serve other gods, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if thy heart shall turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away and worship other gods, and serve them, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if your heart turns, and you do not listen, and have been drawn away, and have bowed yourself to other gods and served them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And if thy heart doth turn, and thou dost not hearken, and hast been driven away, and hast bowed thyself to other gods, and served them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if thy heart shall turn aside and thou shalt not hear, and be thrust away and worship to other gods, and serve them;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if thy heart be turned away, so that thou wilt not hear, and being deceived with error thou adore strange gods, and serve them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if your heart will have been turned aside, so that you are not willing to listen, and, having been deceived by error, you adore strange gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If, however, your heart turns away and you do not obey, but are led astray and bow down to other gods and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if your heart turns away, so that you will not hear, but shall go astray, and worship other gods and serve them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if your heart will turn away and you will not hear and you will forget and you will worship other gods and you will work for them;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if thy heart change, and thou wilt not hearken, and thou shalt go astray and worship other gods, and serve them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/30-17.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=8517" 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">16</span>For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</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/6437.htm" title="6437: yip̄·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">turns away</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.">and you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ṯiš·mā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: wə·nid·daḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">but are drawn away</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">to bow down</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">to other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">and worship them,</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.…<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="/joshua/23-16.htm">Joshua 23:16</a></span><br />If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a></span><br />They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Judges 2:12</a></span><br />Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-8.htm">1 Samuel 8:8</a></span><br />Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">2 Chronicles 7:19-20</a></span><br />But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12</a></span><br />My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-12</a></span><br />But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. / So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a></span><br />No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6</a></span><br />I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a></span><br />Little children, keep yourselves from idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if your heart turn away, so that you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;</p><p class="hdg">if thine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Deuteronomy 29:18-28</a></b></br> Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go <i>and</i> serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/12-25.htm">1 Samuel 12:25</a></b></br> But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-21</a></b></br> And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil… </p><p class="hdg">heart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Deuteronomy 17:17</a></b></br> Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2</a></b></br> Of the nations <i>concerning</i> which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: <i>for</i> surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32</a></b></br> For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-10.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-4.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-10.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-13.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-10.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-20.htm">Obedient</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-14.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-2.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Served</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-15.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-10.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-58.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-26.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/33-3.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/joshua/5-14.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/joshua/4-18.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/joshua/8-15.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-13.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-12.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-45.htm">Obedient</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-20.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-20.htm">Served</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-30.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/joshua/17-15.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-18.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-18.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/joshua/15-2.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/joshua/7-9.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Worship</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 context of Deuteronomy, Moses is addressing the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of one's will and emotions. Turning away signifies a departure from faithfulness to God, echoing the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16</a> about being deceived and turning to other gods. This reflects the covenantal relationship where loyalty to God is paramount.<p><b>and you do not listen</b><br>Listening in the biblical sense involves obedience and heeding God's voice. The Israelites are reminded of the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, which calls for hearing and obeying the Lord as the one true God. Failure to listen is equated with rebellion, as seen in the history of Israel's disobedience in the wilderness (<a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22-23</a>). This phrase underscores the importance of active engagement with God's word.<p><b>but are drawn away</b><br>This suggests a gradual seduction or enticement away from God. The language implies external influences that lead to internal compromise. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the Israelites were surrounded by nations with polytheistic practices, which posed a constant temptation. The warning here is against the subtlety of sin and the ease with which one can be led astray, as seen in the story of Solomon's heart being turned by his foreign wives (<a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a>).<p><b>to bow down to other gods</b><br>Bowing down signifies worship and submission. The act of bowing to other gods is a direct violation of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). In the historical context, this was a real threat as the Israelites encountered Canaanite religions. Archaeological findings, such as altars and idols, provide evidence of the prevalent idolatry in the region. This phrase highlights the spiritual adultery of idolatry, which is often condemned by the prophets (<a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Jeremiah 2:11-13</a>).<p><b>and worship them</b><br>Worship involves reverence and devotion. The Israelites are warned against transferring their worship from Yahweh to false gods. This is not merely a physical act but a spiritual betrayal. The consequences of such actions are severe, as outlined in the blessings and curses of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. The call to exclusive worship of God is a theme that runs throughout Scripture, culminating in the New Testament where Jesus affirms the greatest commandment to love God wholly (<a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a>).<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 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, receiving the covenant and laws through Moses.<br><br>3. <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, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/other_gods.htm">Other gods</a></b><br>Refers to the false deities worshiped by surrounding nations, which the Israelites are warned against.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_renewal.htm">Covenant Renewal</a></b><br>The event where Moses reiterates the covenant and laws to the Israelites, urging them to choose life and obedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_a_wayward_heart.htm">The Danger of a Wayward Heart</a></b><br>Our hearts are prone to wander, and we must guard them diligently against turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>Listening to God's Word is crucial for maintaining a faithful relationship with Him. Regular engagement with Scripture helps prevent spiritual drift.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_allure_of_idolatry.htm">The Allure of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just about physical idols but anything that takes precedence over God in our lives. We must identify and remove these idols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_exclusive_worship.htm">The Call to Exclusive Worship</a></b><br>God demands exclusive worship. We must evaluate our lives to ensure that our devotion is solely directed towards Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Turning away from God leads to spiritual and often physical consequences. Obedience brings life and blessing.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/30-17.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">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your heart</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">turns away</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְנֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn, to face, appear, look</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</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">listen,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁמָ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·mā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but are drawn away</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִדַּחְתָּ֗</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nid·daḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impel, thrust, banish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to bow down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to other</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gods</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<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">and worship them,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲבַדְתָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 30:17 But if your heart turn away (Deut. 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