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Deuteronomy 4:29-31
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 4:29-31
New English Translation
29 But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find him, if, indeed, you seek him with all your heart and soul.[a] 30 In your distress when all these things happen to you in future days, if you return to the Lord your God and obey him[b] 31 (for he[c] is a merciful God), he will not let you down[d] or destroy you, for he cannot[e] forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.
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- Deuteronomy 4:29 tn Or “mind and being.” See Deut 6:5.
- Deuteronomy 4:30 tn Heb “hear his voice.” The expression is an idiom meaning “obey,” occurring in Deut 8:20; 9:23; 13:18; 21:18, 20; 26:14, 17; 27:10; 28:1-2, 15, 45, 62; 30:2, 8, 10, 20.
- Deuteronomy 4:31 tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 4:3.
- Deuteronomy 4:31 tn Heb “he will not drop you,” i.e., “will not abandon you” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
- Deuteronomy 4:31 tn Or “will not.” The translation understands the imperfect verbal form to have an added nuance of capability here.
Deuteronomy 4:29-31
New International Version
Deuteronomy 4:29-31
New International Version
29 But if from there you seek(A) the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart(B) and with all your soul.(C) 30 When you are in distress(D) and all these things have happened to you, then in later days(E) you will return(F) to the Lord your God and obey him. 31 For the Lord your God is a merciful(G) God; he will not abandon(H) or destroy(I) you or forget(J) the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.
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