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Deuteronomy 4:30

RepentanceTrials and adversityObedienceHope

28 And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.

29 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.

31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.

32 Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?

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BSB
When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.
KJV
When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;
WEB
When you are in oppression, and all these things have come on you, in the latter days you shall return to the LORD your God and listen to his voice.
ASV
When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, in the latter days thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and hearken unto his voice:
DARBY
In thy tribulation, and when all these things shall come upon thee, at the end of days, thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and shalt hearken to his voice,
BLB
When you are in distress and all these things come upon you in the latter days, and you turn to YHWH your God and obey His voice—
ÅB
Når du er i trengsel, og alle disse ting kommer over deg, i de siste dager, da skal du omvende deg til Herren din Gud og høre på hans røst.
OTB
Når dere er i nød og alle disse tingene har hendt dere, da vil dere i senere dager vende tilbake til Herren deres Gud og adlyde Hans røst.
B1930
Når du er i trengsel, og alle disse ting kommer over dig, i de siste dager, da skal du omvende dig til Herren din Gud og høre på hans røst.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joel 2:12–13

    “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”

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  • Jeremiah 23:20

    The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

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  • Hosea 3:5

    Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:29

    For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”

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  • Genesis 49:1

    Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:

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  • Jeremiah 7:23

    but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.

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  • Isaiah 1:19

    If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.

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  • Numbers 24:20

    Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”

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